State  of  Maryland 


LIST  OF  BOOKS 


PUBLIC  SCHOOL  LIBRARIES 


ISSUED  BY 

DEPARTMENT  OF  EDUCATION 
ANNAPOLIS 
1907 


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STATE  OF  MARYLAND 


LIST  OF  BOOKS 

FOR 

Public  School  Libraries 


APPROVED  AND  ORDERED  PUBLISHED  BY 


THE  STATE  BOARD  OF  EDUCATION 


Governor  EDWIN  WARFIELD,  President. 


M.  BATES  STEPHENS,  - Secretary. 


CLAYTON  PURNELL, 
ZADOK  P.  WHARTON,  - 
GLENN  H.  WORTHINGTON, 
ROBERT  C.  COLE,  - 
RUFUS  K.  WOOD,  - 
W.  S.  POWELL, 


Frostburg,  Md. 
Stockton,  Md. 
Frederick,  Md. 

- Roland  Park,  Md. 
Sparrows  Point,  Md. 

- Ellicott  City,  Md. 


PRINTED  BY 

Tiie  Sun  Job  Printing  Office 
Baltimore 


CONTENTS 


Introduction  

Law  on  Libraries 

State  Library  Commission 

Selection  and  Purchase  of  Books 

Plan  of  Listing 

Use  of  Library 

Rules  for  School  Libraries. 

Publishers — Abbreviations,  Full  Names,  Addresses. . 

Special  Series  of  Books 

Picture  Books  for  Little  Children 

Stories  and  Verses  for  .Beginners 

Mythology,  Legends,  Folk-Lore,  Fairy  Tales,  Fables 

Classic  Tales  and  Stories  From  Literature 

Ethics  and  Bible  Stories 

Juvenile  Stories  and  Prose  Fiction 

Poetry,  the  Drama,  and  Literary  Collections 

Classic  and  Foreign 

Collected  Poetry 

American  Poetry 

British  Poetry : 

The  Drama 

Essays  and  Literary  History  and  Criticism 

Fine  Arts 

History  

General  

Ancient  

Europe  and  Asia 

American  

Source  Material 

Maryland  

Biography  

Collected  

Individual  

Government  and  Economics 

Science  and  Nature  Study 

Animal  Stories 

Geography,  Description  and  Travel 

Primitive  Life  and  American  Indians 

Industry,  Inventions  and  Useful  Arts. 

Miscellaneous  

Reference  

Books  for  Teachers’  Library 

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INTRODUCTORY 

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At  a meeting  of  the  State  Board  of  Education  held  November  29, 
1893,  it  was  decided  to  publish  for  distribution  among  school  officials 
and  teachers  a list  of  books  suitable  for  public  school  libraries  and  a 
pamphlet  list  of  thirty-eight  pages  was  at  once  prepared.  This  was 
the  first  list  published  and  the  school  library  idea  was  thus  substan- 
tially encouraged.  It  served  a good  purpose  in  aiding  teachers  to 
make  a selection  of  suitable  books,  and  the  high  character  of  the 
books  in  our  school  libraries  is  largely  attributable  to  said  pamphlet. 
It  has  been  found  necessary  to  print  a new  list  for  at  least  two 
reasons;  (1)  the  edition  of  the  old  library  pamphlet  is  exhausted, 
and  (2)  it  no  longer  meets  the  requirements  of  an  up-to-date  list, 
as  a large  percentage  of  our  best  library  books  have  been  published 
since  1893.  With  the  limitations  of  the  Department  of  Education 
the  present  list  is  not  as  complete  as  those  who  compiled  it  could 
desire.  While  the  number  of  books  is  necessarily  limited,  great  care 
has  been  exercised  in  making  the  selections  included  herewith. 
Publishers  have  been  unusually  kind  in  sending  sample  copies  of 
their  publications  for  examination,  and  in  most  cases  there  is  given 
a brief  annotation.  At  least  a slight  examination  has  been  made  of 
nearly  every  book  by  someone  in  the  Department  of  Education,  and 
in  addition  to  this  precaution  no  book  has  been  listed  unless  recom- 
mended by  those  whose  competency  to  judge  is  unquestioned. 

THE  LAW  ON  LIBRARIES. 

1904,  Chapter  584. 

“For  the  further  encouragement  of  education,  district  libraries 
ought  to  be  established  in  each  school  house  district  under  the  care 
of  the  teacher  as  Librarian ; for  this  purpose  the  sum  of  ten  dollars 
per  annum  is  ordered  to  be  paid  by  the  Board  of  County  School 
Commissioners  out  of  the  State  school  fund,  to  any  school  house 


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district  as  library  money,  as  long  as  the  people  of  the  district  raise 
the  same  amount  annually ; the  books  must  be  selected  by  the  Board 
of  District  School  Trustees  and  Teachers  from  a list  to  be  furnished 
by  the  State  Board  of  Education.” 

The  law  is  liberal  and  it  is  thus  made  possible  to  provide  every 
school  house  in  Maryland  with  a library  of  well  selected  books.  No 
school  outfit  is  complete  unless  it  includes  a library  of  well  selected 
hooks.  The  teacher  is  at  a disadvantage  in  the  matter  of  instruction 
and  the  pupils  are  hampered  in  learning  without  this  very  valuable 
adjunct.  It  is  mandatory  on  the  County  School  Board  to  give  ten 
dollars  annually,  so  long  as  the  school  continues  to  raise  a like 
amount.  County  School  Officials  should  encourage  the  formation 
of  libraries  and  do  everything  possible  to  keep  up  interest  by  making 
additions  of  new  books  each  year.  In  counties  where  there  remains 
a surplus  after  the  purchase  of  necessary  text  books,  the  Board  may 
expend  such  surplus  amounts  for  supplementary  reading  books  for 
pupils. 


STATE  LIBRARY  COMMISSION. 

The  General  Assembly  of  1902  gave  its  approval  to  the  necessity 
of  providing  good  reading  books  by  creating  (Chapter  247)  a 
library  commission  to  be  composed  of  the  State  Librarian,  State 
Superintendent  of  Public  Education,  Librarian  of  the  Enoch  Pratt 
Free  Library  (ex  officio  members)  and  four  persons,  two  of  whom 
shall  be  women,  to  be  appointed  biennially  by  the  Governor.  The 
Commission,  as  now  constituted,  consists  of  M.  Bates  Stephens, 
President;  Dr.  Bernard  C.  Steiner,  Secretary  and  Treasurer,  Mrs. 
M.  A.  Newell,  Mrs.  John  M.  Carter,  Thomas  B.  Macall,  Esq.,  and 
DeCourcy  W.  Thom,  Esq.  The  Commission  owns  more  than  fifty 
travelling  libraries  of  about  forty  volumes  each.  Any  information 
concerning  them  may  be  obtained  by  writing  the  Secretary.  Any 
school  so  unfortunate  as  not  to  have  a library  of  its  own  can  arrange 
for  one  of  these  travelling  libraries  at  an  expense  of  fifty  cents, 
which  pays  freight  one  way. 

SELECTION  AND  PURCHASE  OF  BOOKS. 

The  mistake  heretofore  made  in  the  selection  of  books  proved  a 
serious  one.  The  average  library  book  has  been  beyond  the  interest 
and  capacity  of  the  pupils  for  whom  it  was  intended.  In  the  present 
list,  books  are  classified  under  titles  and  the  grade  indicated  to 
which  the  book  is  adapted.  Teachers  should  also  include  some  books 


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of  each  title,  the  number  of  each  to  be  determined  by  the  conditions 
of  the  school  in  question.  In  the  case  of  first  purchase  for  a small 
school  composed  principally  of  lower  grades,  the  main  purpose  of 
the  library  should,  of  course,  be  to  furnish  entertaining  reading  and 
allow  the  benefit  to  follow  incidentally.  For  this  reason  the  purchase 
in  such  a case  should  include  in  the  main  story  books,  fairy  tales, 
picture  books,  and  historical  and  biographical  stories  selected  for 
the  interest  of  their  narratives.  Nature  study  and  the  fine  arts 
should  be  included  to  some  extent.  In  the  rural  or  village  school, 
there  is  a very  small  percentage  of  pupils  above  the  fifth  grade  and 
for  them  only  a comparatively  few  books,  other  than  reference  books, 
should  be  purchased  where  the  library  fund  is  limited  to  a small 
amount.  The  descriptive  matter  and  the  annotations  in  the  list  will 
give  all  information  necessary  to  safeguard  trustees  and  teachers 
against  unwise  selections.  Avoid  a disproportionate  number  of  one 
kind  of  books  by  making  a judicious  selection  from  all  classes  and 
select  the  books  best  adapted  to  the  interest  and  capacity  of  the 
pupils  and  to  the  needs  of  the  particular  school  for  which  they  are 
to  be  purchased. 

Following  the  classified  list  with  annotations,  will  be  found  a 
fifty  dollar  library  as  recommended  by  the  State  Library  Commission 
of  Oregon,  which  regards  very  well  the  two  points  to  be  observed  in 
selecting  a library  emphasized  above.  Recognizing  the  growing 
tendency  on  the  part  of  teachers  to  build  up  for  themselves  pro- 
fessional libraries,  a list  of  approved  books  is  included  in  this 
catalogue. 

The  prices  given  herewith  are,  in  nearly  every  case,  taken  from 
the  publishers’  lists  and  from  these  large  discounts  may,  in  many 
cases,  be  obtained.  The  books  issued  by  regular  text  book  publishers 
are  subject  to  but  little  discount;  but  books  of  a more  general 
character  can  usually  be  bought  at  heavy  discounts.  Prices  should 
be  carefully  investigated  by  the  teacher  before  purchases  are  made. 
When  the  list  has  been  made  up,  and  it  contains  quite  a number  of 
books  published  by  one  firm,  the  matter  may  be  taken  up  direct  with 
the  publisher  or  the  list  submitted  to  some  well-known  retail  dealer 
in  Baltimore  like  the  W.  J.  C.  Dulany  Company  or  Nunn  & 
Company. 


PLAN  OF  LISTING. 


The  plan  of  listing  here  followed  is  that  adopted  in  the  best 
library  lists.  Under  each  class  the  authors’  names  are  arranged  in 


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alphabetical  order.  This  is  followed  by  the  title,  number  of  pages 
(in  most  cases)  and  abbreviations  to  show  whether  there  are  illus- 
trations, the  publisher,  the  price  and  the  grades  for  which  the  book 
is  suited.  Following  is  a descriptive  or  critical  comment.  The 
arrangement  of  matter  has  been  determined  with  a view  to  making 
the  selection  of  books  as  easy  as  possible.  For  this  reason  the 
classification  is  by  subject  instead  of  by  grades. 

The  following  abbreviations  are  used : ed. — edited,  editor ; illus. — 
illustrated ; gr. — grades ; pp. — pages.  The  abbreviations  for  special 
series  of  books  and  for  names  of  publishers  are  fully  explained  in 
the  lists  included. 


USE  OF  THE  LIBRARY. 

School  library  books  are  not  purchased  for  the  patrons  of  the 
school.  When  not  in  use  by  the  pupils,  books  may  and  should  be 
loaned  to  parents.  This  will  help  stimulate  a public  interest  in  this 
school  adjunct  and  make  it  easy  to  raise  funds  for  library  purposes. 
The  last  day  of  school,  which  should  be  Patrons’  Day,  may  include 
in  its  program  a biographical  sketch  of  some  great  author,  the 
library  books  exhibited,  the  benefits  explained  and  funds  raised  for 
more  books. 

The  teacher  is  an  important  element  in  starting  and  maintaining 
a successful  library.  The  first  essential  to  good  use  of  the  library 
is  interest  on  the  part  of  the  teacher  and  familiarity  with  the  books. 
The  notes  in  the  lists  will  help  teachers  who  have  not  time  to  read 
the  books,  but  wherever  possible  books  should  be  read,  though  it 
may  necessarily  be  in  a hasty  fashion,  to  enable  the  teacher  to  know 
for  a certainty  the  book  is  suitable  to  the  needs  of  his  particular 
school  and  with  a view  of  fitting  the  books  selected  into  the  school 
work.  The  library  should  be  closely  related  to  the  daily  work  of 
pupils.  A few  books  should  be  suggested  for  outside  reading  for 
each  grade  and  these  should  be  made  the  subject  of  “book  talks” 
once  a week  and  serve  as  suggestions  for  written  work  in  com- 
position. It  is  only  through  systematic  reading  of  the  classics 
adapted  to  the  interests  of  each  period  in  the  child’s  development 
that  he  will  acquire  a taste  for  good  literature  and  sufficient  maturity 
in  literary  judgment  to  enable  him  to  undertake  the  High  School 
work  in  English.  It  is  quite  useless  to  attempt  advanced  work  in 
outside  reading,  general  or  supplementary,  without  the  foundation 
built  by  steady  practice  and  efifort  in  good  reading.  The  child  does 
not  instinctively  know  what  to  read  and  is  not  born  with  fully 


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developed  literary  taste.  The  teacher  may  guide  the  individual 
reading  of  his  pupils  through  his  knowledge  of  the  books  and  of  the 
pupils.  Instructions  on  care  of  the  books  should  be  given  before 
any  are  loaned.  The  following  reminders  should  be  read  aloud  and 
otherwise  emphasized : 

Do  not  mark  them  with  pen  or  pencil. 

Do  not  turn  down  corners  or  leaves. 

Do  not  wet  the  fingers  to  turn  the  leaves. 

Do  not  lay  an  open  book  face  downward. 

Do  not  break  the  back  by  forcing  open. 

Do  not  handle  except  with  clean  hands. 

Do  not  fold  covers  together  backward. 

RULES  FOR  SCHOOL  LIBRARIES. 

The  following  regulations  for  the  conduct  of  school  libraries, 
taken  from  the  1893  list,  are  appended  herewith  to  assist  Trustees 
and  teachers  to  properly  care  for  the  library  books : 

1.  The  Principal  of  the  school  shall  he  the  librarian  and  the  treasurer  of 
library  funds ; shall  have  charge  of  the  library,  keep  a catalogue  of  all  books 
in  a book  to  be  povided  for  that  purpose  and  shall  disburse  all  funds  on  the 
order  of  the  Board  of  District  School  Trustees. 

2.  Every  volume  in  the  library  shall  have  pasted  on  the  inside  of  the  cover 
a printed  label,  giving  the  number  of  the  school  and  district  and  name  of  the 
county,  the  number  of  the  volume  and  the  fine  for  not  returning  it  within  the 
specified  time,  and  for  the  loss  of  or  injury  to  any  book,  and  a label  on  the 
back  giving  number  of  book.  • 

3.  Every  volume  loaned  shall  be  entered  by  the  librarian  in  a book  to  be 
provided  for  that  purpose,  as  in  the  following  form ; 


Date  of  Delivery. 


No.  of  Book  Delivered. 


To  Whom  Delivered. 


4.  No  person  shall  be  allowed  to  have  more  than  one  volume  at  a time,  or 
to  retain  the  same  longer  than  two  weeks ; nor  shall  any  person  who  has 
incurred  a fine  imposed  by  these  regulations  receive  a book  while  such  fine 
remains  unpaid. 

5.  The  library  shall  be  kept  in  the  school  building  during  the  school  term. 

6.  On  the  return  of  every  book  to  the  library,  the  librarian  shall  examine 
it  carefully,  to  ascertain  what  injury,  if  any,  has  been  sustained  by  it,  and 
shall  charge  the  amount  of  the  fine  accordingly. 

7.  The  following  fines  shall  be  assessed  by  the  librarian  as  herein  provided : 

First.  For  detaining  a book  beyond  two  weeks,  five  cents  per  week. 

Second.  For  the  loss  of  a volume,  the  cost  of  the  book,  and  if  one  of  a 

set,  an  amount  sufficient  to  purchase  a new  set. 

Third.  For  a leaf  of  the  text  torn  out  or  lost,  or  so  soiled  as  to  render  it 
illegible,  the  cost  of  the  book;  and  if  one  of  a set,  the  cost  of  a new  set.  In 
either  of  the  above  cases  the  person  paying  the  fine  shall  be  entitled  to  the 
book  or  set  so  injured. 


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Fourth.  For  any  injury  beyond  ordinary  wear  an  •amount  proportionate  to 
the  injury,  to  be  estimated  by  the  librarian,  subject  to  revision,  upon  appeal, 
by  the  Board  of  District  School  Trustees. 

Fifth.  Whenever  any  book  shall  not  be  returned  within  six  weeks  from  the 
time  it  was  loaned,  it  shall  be  deemed  to  be  lost,  and  the  person  so  detaining 
it  shall  be  charged  with  its  cost  in  addition  to  the  weekly  fine  for  detention 
up  to  the  time  such  charge  is  made.  But  if  the  book  is  finally  returned,  the 
charge  for  loss  shall  be  remitted,  and  the  fine  for  not  returning  the  book 
shall  be  levied  up  to  the  time  of  such  return,  provided  that  in  no  case  shall 
the  amount  of  weekly  fines  exceed  the  cost  of  the  book. 

8.  The  last  day  of  each  school  year  shall  be  styled  “Library  Day,”  in  which 
the  “community”  shall  be  invited  to  attend  at  an  hour  prescribed,  and  in 
connection  with  appropriate  literary  exercises  the  librarian  shall  report,  in  , 
duplicate,  as  follows : 

First.  The  number  of  volumes  in  the  library. 

Second.  The  number  of  volumes  purchased  during  the  year. 

Third.  The  number  of  volumes  and  amounts  of  money  presented  during 
the  year,  with  names  of  donors. 

Fourth.  The  number  of  volumes  loaned  during  the  year  (counting  each 
volume  once  for  each  time  it  is  loaned) . 

Fifth.  Receipts  and  disbursements. 

Sixth.  The  amount  of  fines  not  collected. 

Seventh.  Such  other  items  as  he  may  deem  proper. 

9.  The  librarian  shall  deliver  one  copy  of  the  above  report  to  the  district 
school  trustees,  and  transmit  the  other  to  the  Board  of  County  School 
Commissioners. 

Respectfully  submitted, 

M.  BATES  STEPHENS, 

Secretary  State  Board  of  Education. 


PUBLISHERS. 

(Abbreviations,  full  names,  addresses.) 

Altemus — Henry  Altemus  Co.,  507  Cherry  St.,  Philadelphia 
A.  B.  Co. — American  Book  Company,  Washington  Square,  New  York  City. 
Ainsworth — Ainsworth  & Company,  378  Wabash  Avenue,  Chicago,  111 
Appleton — D.  Appleton  & Company,  436  Fifth  Avenue,  New  York  City. 
Baker— r-Baker  & Taylor,  33-37  E.  Seventeenth  Street,  New  York  City. 
Bardeen — C.  W.  Bardeen,  Syracuse,  N.  Y. 

Barnes — A.  S.  Barnes  & Compan3r,  156  Fifth  Avenue,  New  York  City. 

Bobbs — Bobbs-Merrill  Company,  Indianapolis,  Indiana. 

Burt — A L.  Burt  Company,  52  Duane  Street,  New  York  City. 

Cassell — Cassell  & Companjq  43  E.  Nineteenth  Street,  New  York  City. 
Century — The  Century  Company,  Union  Square,  New  York  City. 

Coates — H.  T.  Coates  & Company,  919  Walnut  Street,  Philadelphia. 

Crowell — Thomas  Y.  Crowell  & Company,  428  W.  Broadway,  New  York. 
Doubleday — Doubleday,  Page  & Company,  133  E.  16th  Street,  New  York  City. 
Duffield — Duffield  & Company. 

Dutton — E.  P.  Dutton  & Company,  31  W.  23d  Street,  New  York  City. 

Educ.  Pub.  Co. — Educational  Publishing  Co.,  63  Fifth  Avenue,  New  York. 
Estes — Dana,  Estes  & Co.,  212  Summer  Street,  Boston,  Mass. 

Flanagan — A.  Flanagan  Company,  266  Wabash  Avenue,  Chicago,  111. 

Funk — Funk  & Wagnalls  Company,  60  E.  23d  Street,  New  York  City. 

■Ginn — Ginn  & Co.,  70  Fifth  Avenue,  New  York  City 

Globe— Globe  School  Book  Co.,  474  W.  Broadway,  New  York  City. 

Harper — Harper  & Brothers,  Franklin  Square,  New  York  City. 

Harrison — William  Beverly  Harrison,  47  Broad  Street,  New  York  City. 
Heath — D.  C.  Heath  & Co.,  225  Fourth  Avenue,  New  York  City. 

Holst — The  Holst  Publishing  Co.,  341-351  Dearborn  St.,  Chicago. 

Holt — Henry  Holt  & Co.,  20  W.  23d  Street,  New  York  City. 

Houghton — Houghton,  Mifflin  & Co.,  4 Park  Street,  Boston,  Mass. 

Johnson — B.  F.  Johnson  Publishing  Company,  Richmond,  Va. 

Lee — Lothrop,  Lee  & Shepard  Co.,  93  Federal  Street,  Boston,  Mass. 

Little — Little,  Brown  & Co.,  254  Washington  Street,  Boston,  Mass. 

Lippincott — J.  B.  Lippincott  Company,  Washington  Square,  Philadelphia. 
Longmans — Longmans,  Green  & Co.,  91  Fifth  Avenue,  New  York  City. 
McClure — McClure,  Phillips  & Co.,  60  E.  23d  Street,  New  York  City. 
McClurg — A.  C.  McClurg  & Co.,  221  Wabash  Avenue,  Chicago,  111. 

McKay — David  McKay,  610  S Washington  Square,  Philadelphia. 

Macmillan — The  Macmillan  Co..  64-66  Fifth  Avenue,  New  York  Citv. 
Maynard — Maynard,  Merrill  & Co.,  44  E.  23d  Street,  New  York  City. 
Mershon — The  Mershon  Company,  156  Fifth  Avenue,  New  York  City. 

Page — L.  C.  Page  & Co.,  200  Summer  Street,  Boston,  Mass. 

Penn — Penn  Publishing  Co.,  923  Arch  Street,  Philadelphia. 

Pub.  Sch.  Pub.  Co. — Public  School  Publishing  Co.,  Bloomington,  111. 

Putnam — G.  P.  Putnam’s  Sons,  29  W.  23d  Street,  New  York  City. 

Rand — Rand,  McNally  & Co.,  142  Fifth  Avenue,  New  York  City. 

Saalfield — Saalfield  Publishing  Co.,  Akron,  Ohio. 

Sanborn — Benjamin  H.  Sanborn  & Co.,  120  Boylston  Street,  Boston. 

Scott — Scott,  Foresman  & Company,  388  Wabash  Avenue,  Chicago,  111. 
Scribner — Charles  Scribner’s  Sons,  157  Fifth  Avenue,  New  York  City. 

Sibley — Sibley  & Company,  120  Boylston  Street,  Boston,  Mass. 

Silver — Silver,  Burdett  & Companjq  85  Fifth  Avenue,  New  York  City. 

Small — Small,  Maynard  & Co.,  8 Arrow  Street,  Cambridge,  Mass. 

Stokes — Frederick  A.  Stokes  & Co.,  5 E.  16th  Street,  New  York  City. 

St.  John — Thomas  M.  St.  John,  848  Ninth  Avenue,  New  York  City. 

Unit — Unit  Book  Publishing  Co.,  70  Fifth  Avenue,  New  York  City. 
University  Publishing  Co. — 27  W.  23d  Street,  New  York  City. 

Warne — Frederick  Warne  & Co.,  36  E.  22d  Street,  New  York  City. 

Wilde — W.  A.  Wilde  Company,  120  Boylston  Street,  Boston,  Mass. 


SPECIAL  SERIES  OF  BOOKS. 


(Complete  lists  should  be  obtained  from  the  publishers.) 

C.  F.  C. — Children’s  Favorite  Classics,  16  mo.,  about  50  titles, 
T.  Y.  Crowell  & Co.,  60c.  each. 

Well  selected  titles,  well-made  books  attractively  illustrated.  A 
number  of  titles  in  this  list  are  recommended  in  the  C.  F.  C.,  but  the 
entire  series  is  suitable  and  may  be  purchased. 

Everyman’s  Library,  12  mo.,  about  100  titles  ready,  E.  P.  Dutton 
& Co.,  50c.  each  in  cloth  binding  and  $1.00  each  in 
leather. 

Ernest  Rhys  is  the  general  editor  and  the  separate  volumes  have 
introductions  by  eminent  scholars.  Wide  in  scope,  including  famous 
titles  in  all  departments  of  literature.  Excepting  too  difficult  works 
the  entire  series  is  suitable  for  school  libraries. 

H.  S.  C. — Home  and  School  Classics.  D.  C.  Heath  & Co. 

Well  selected  titles  from  children’s  classics,  books  well  made,  well 
illustrated  and  remarkably  cheap. 

H.  V.  C. — Handy  Volume  Classics,  18  mo.,  170  titles,  T.  Y. 
Crowell  & Co.,  35c. 

Critical  notes  and  introductions. 

Macmillan’s  Pocket  English  and  American  Classics. — Size, 
5^4  x 4^4,  25c.  each,  The  Macmillan  Co. 

Neatly  bound  and  clearly  printed.  About  100  volumes  of  “classics” 
both  of  elementary  and  secondary  grade.  Well  edited,  with  notes, 
introductions,  glossaries,  etc.  Many  titles  are  recommended  in  this 
edition  in  the  list,  but  the  entire  series  is  suitable  for  school  libraries. 

R.  L.  S. — Riverside  Literature  Series,  12  mo.,  25  to  60c.  each, 
Houghton,  Mifflin  & Co. 

About  200  volumes  to  which  additions  are  constantly  being  made. 
This  was  one  of  the  earliest  series  of  classic  literature  in  cheap  form, 
and  the  original  has  been  greatly  improved.  Well  printed  in  large 
type  on  excellent  paper,  and  very  attractively  and  artistically  bound ; 
recent  numbers  are  illustrated.  Edited  by  scholars  of  high  standing. 
In  the  list  many  titles  are  recommended  from  this  series,  but  all  are 
suitable. 

R.  S.  L. — Riverside  School  Library,  12  mo.,  60  to  70c.,  Houghton, 
Mifflin  & Co. 

Well  edited,  clearly  printed,  and  durably  bound  in  half  leather.  Fifty 
volumes,  of  ' which  a number  are  listed. 


Scribner,  S.  S.  R. — Series  of  School  Reading,  12  mo.,  50c.  net, 
Charles  Scribner’s  Sons. 

Twenty-two  volumes  selected  mostly  from  the  best  writers  of  the 
present  day.  Carefully  edited  and  attractively  illustrated. 

S.  L.  S. — Standard  Literature  Series,  12  mo.,  20  to  30c., 

University  Publishing-  Co. 

Sixty  volumes  including  successful  abridgements  (in  the  author’s 
own  words)  of  a number  of  historical  novels.  Not  illustrated.  The 
entire  series  is  suitable  for  school  libraries,  and  will  be  very  attractive 
to  the  purchaser  with  a very  small  sum  to  invest. 

T.  C.  S. — Told  to  the  Children  Series,  5 x 6j4  in  size,  50c., 

E.  P.  Dutton  & Co. 

These  are  beautiful  little  volumes,  printed  on  excellent  paper  from 
antique  type,  and  illustrated  in  color  by  well-known  artists.  The  color 
work  is  first  rate.  Titles  are  well  selected  and  text  well  edited.  All 
are  very  suitable  for  school  libraries. 

PICTURE  BOOKS  FOR  LITTLE  CHILDREN. 

[Books  in  which  pictures  are  the  principal  matter  of  interest,  or  large  size 
books  with  full-page  color  plates.  Grades  1-3  unless  otherwise  noted.] 

Ainslie,  Kathleen.  At  Great-Aunt  Martha’s.  Stokes.  50c. 

Ashworth,  Alice.  Just  a Little  Boy.  Warne.  50c. 

“Bedtime”  stories. 

Brook,  Leslie.  Children’s  Book  II.  Size,  8x10.  Warne.  $1.00. 

Sixteen  full-page  color  plates  and  32  pages  of  illustrated  reading 
matter. 

Burgess,  Gelett.  Goops,  and  How  to  Be  Them.  Stokes.  $1.50. 
Size,  8 x 10. 

“A  manual  of  manners  for  polite  infants.”  About  100  pages  of 
illustrations,  with  numerous  rimes. 

Caldecott,  Randolph.  The  Hey-Diddle-Diddle  Picture  Book. 

Warne.  $1.25.  Where  Are  You  Going,  My  Pretty 
Maid?  Baby  Bunting.  A Frog  He  Would  a-Wooing 
Go,  etc. 

Excellent  colored  pictures,  by  an  artist  who  knows  how  to  PLEASE 
children. 

The  Panjandrum  Picture  Book.  Ulus.  In  color. 

Warne.  $1.25. 

Picture  Book  II.  Illus.  In  color.  Warne.  $1.25. 

Cox,  Palmer.  The  Brownies : Their  Book.  Another  Brownie 
Book.  The  Brownies  Around  the  World.  Century. 
$1.50  each. 

Too  famous  and  familiar  to  need  comment. 


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Children’s  Color  Books.  Dutton.  Indestructible. 


Baa,  Baa,  Black  Sheep.  Linen, 
board  covers,  50c. 

Book  of  Cats.  Linen,  50c. 

Book  of  Dogs.  Linen,  50c. 

Book  of  Ducks.  Linen,  board 
covers,  50c. 

Book  of  Ships.  Linen,  75c. 

Domestic  Animals.  Linen,  75c. 

Favorite  Nursery  Rhymes.  Linen, 
boards,  $1.50. 

Farmyard  Friends.  Linen,  75c. 

Feathered  Friends.  Linen,  boar'd 
covers,  $l.oo. 

In  the  Country.  Linen,  board  cov- 
ers, 50c. 

Little  Betty  Blue.  Linen,  75c. 

Little  Bo-Peep.  Linen,  board  cov- 
ers, 25c. 

Little  Ones’  ABC.  Linen,  board 
covers,  50c. 


Mother  Goose’s  ABC.  Linen, 
boards,  75c. 

Old  Mother  Goose.  Linen,  75c. 

Our  Farmyard.  Linen,  board  cov- 
ers, 50c. 

Our  Pets  Picture  Book.  Linen, 

75c. 

Picture  Objects,  ABC.  Linen, 
board  covers,  50c. 

Pretty  Bunnies.  Linen,  board  cov- 
ers, 50c. 

Red  Riding  Hood.  Linen,  50c. 

Three  Bears.  Linen,  50c. 

Tom,  Tom,  the  Piper’s  Son.  Linen, 
50c. 

Toys  and  Games,  ABC.  Linen, 

75c. 

Wild  Animals.  Linen,  75c. 


Crane,  Walter.  Baby’s  Own  Aesop.  Warne.  $1.50. 

This  Little  Pig:  His  Picture  Book.  Lane.  $1.25. 

This  Little  Pig,  The  Fairy  Ship,  King  Luckiebov.  The  pictures  are 
very  interesting  to  children,  and  the  work  of  a real  artist 


Deming,  Edwin  W.  and  Therese  O.  Indian  Child  Life.  Stokes. 
$2.00.  Size,  8^2x11. 

Eighteen  full-page  color  plates  after  paintings  in  water  color,  and 
illustrations  in  black  and  white,  with  stories. 


Red  Folk  and  Wild  Folk.  Stokes.  $1.50  net.  Size, 

8 x 10. 

Twelve  full-page  color  plates  after  paintings  in  water  color,  24  half- 
tone engravings,  and  Indian  folk-lore  stories. 


Dunham,  Edith.  Jogging  Round  the  World.  Stokes.  $1.50. 
Size,  8 x 10. 

“Riders  and  Drivers,  with  curious  steeds  or  vehicles,  in  strange  lands 
and  at  home.”  Thirty-six  full-page  illustrations,  with  stories  and 
descriptive  matter. 

Dutton’s  Story  Books.  Dutton.  Fully  illustrated,  handsome 
color  plates;  stories  by  popular  authors.  Gr.  3-5. 
Dutton’s  Holiday  Annual  for  1907.  Ed.  by  Alfred  Playne.  132  pp. 
In  Storyland.  Ed.  by  Alfred  Fuller.  144  pp.  $1.50. 

Little  Folks’  Spice.  150  pp.  $1.50. 

Short  Tales  from  Storyland.  By  Evelyn  Everet  Green.  96  pp.  $1.50. 
Wee  Folks’  Story  Book.  Ed.  by  Alfred  C.  Playne.  104  pp.  $1.25. 


Francis,  Joseph  Greene.  Book  of  Cheerful  Cats  and  Other 
Animated  Animals.  Century.  $1.00. 


Frisbie,  W.  A.  The  Pirate  Frog.  90  pp.  Size,  9x11.  Rand. 

$1.00. 

Every  page  a color  plate,  on  which  jiggling  verse  is  printed.  Very 
amusing,  with  a great  deal  more  variety  in  the  pictures  than  the  title 
suggests. 

Greenaway,  Kate.  The  Marigold  Garden.  In  color.  Warne. 

$1.50. 

Humphrey,  Maud  and  Mabel.  Little  Folk  of  ’76.  Stokes.  $1.25. 

Size,  9x11. 

Six  full-page  color  plates  of  children  in  colonial  costumes,  black  and 
white  illustrations,  and  descriptive  text. 

Johnny  Crow’s  Garden.  Warne.  $1.00  net. 

Illustrations  in  color  and  in  black  and  white.  An  old  nursery  rime. 

Mar,  Alice,  and  Haines,  Alice  C.  Japanese  Child  Life.  Stokes. 

$1.50.  Size,  10x123/2.  Gr.  1-4. 

Eight  full-page  color  plates,  pictures  in  black  and  white,  with  appro- 
priate verses  and  stories. 

Moore,  N.  Hudson.  Children  of  Other  Days.  Stokes.  $1.50. 

Size,  8 x 10.  Gr.  1-4. 

Thirty-six  full-page  engravings,  from  the  paintings  of  famous  artists, 
of  historic  children,  such  as  Prince  Rupert,  Louis  XVII  of  France, 
and  Queen  Victoria.  Descriptive  text. 

Stoney,  T.  B.  The  Old  Man  Who  Lived  in  a Wood.  Dutton. 

$1.25. 

About  the  man  who  thought  he  could  do  more  work  in  a day  than 
his  wife  could  in  two.  Color  pictures. 

Peary,  Josephine  D.  The  Snow-Baby.  84  pp.  Stokes.  $1.20 

net.  Size,  8x10.  Gr.  2-4. 

A true  story  of  little  Marie  Ahnighito  Peary, (daughter  of  the  Arctic 
explorer,)  who  was  born  near  the  North  Pole.  The  book  is  written  by 
Mrs.  Peary  and  profusely  illustrated  from  photographs  taken  by  Com- 
mander and  Mrs.  Peary.  Very  interesting,  and  also  useful  as  a 
geographical  study. 

Children  of  the  Arctic.  120  pp.  Stokes.  $1.20  net. 

Size,  8x10.  Gr.  3-5. 

The  story  of  the  Snow-Baby’s  return  to  the  Arctic  region  at  six  years 
of  age.  Illustrations  from  photographs  by  Peary. 

Peary,  Robert  E.  Snowland  Folks.  97  pp.  Stokes.  $1.20  net. 

Size,  8 x 10.  Gr.  3-5. 

Stories  written  or  told  for  the  Snow-Baby  referred  to  in  the  fore- 
going title. 

STORIES  AND  VERSE  FOR  BEGINNERS. 

Arnold,  Sarah  L.  The  Arnold  Primer.  Ulus.  Silver.  30c.  Gr.  1. 

The  simplest  reading  matter  and  excellent  pictures,  many  in  color. 


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aiid  Gilbert,  C.  B.  Stepping-Stones  to  Literature ; Books 

I,  II,  and  III.  Illus.  Silver.  30,  40,  50c.  respectively. 
Gr.  1-4. 

Beautiful  illustrations  and  well  selected  reading  matter.  They  are 
really  stepping-stones  to  literature. 

Aspinwall,  Alicia.  Short  Stories  for  Short  People.  Illus.  Dut- 
ton. $1.50.  Gr.  3-4. 

Stories  of  extravagant  humor : A Quick-Running  Squash,  The 
Upsidedownians,  etc. 

Baker,  Thomas  O.  Action  Primer.  Illus.  A.  B.  Co.  25c.  Gr.  1. 

Based  on  the  idea  that  children  love  action. 

Baldwin,  James.  School  Reading  by  Grades.  Illus.  Books  I and 

II.  A.  B.  Co.  25  and  35c.  respectively. 

Fifty  Famous  Stories  Retold.  172  pp.  Illus.  A.  B. 

Co.  35c.  Gr.  2-3. 

Stories  and  legends  of  famous  men,  distant  countries,  ancient  times, 
etc.  One  of  the  best  books  for  a school  library. 

Thirty  More  Famous  Stories  Retold.  23s  pp.  Illus. 

A.  B.  Co.  50c.  Gr.  3-4. 

Columbus  and  the  Egg,  Watt  and  the  Teakettle,  Founding  of  Rome, 
etc. 

Fairy  Reader.  190  pp.  Illus.  A.  B.  Co.  35c.  Gr.  1-2, 

Selections  from  Grimm  and  Andersen  adapted  for  beginners  in 
reading. 

Bass,  Florence.  Lessons  for  Beginners  in  Reading.  Illus. 
Heath.  25c.  Gr.  1. 

A popular  little  reader ; short  sentences  about  flowers,  nuts,  seeds,  etc. 
Many  of  the  pictures  are  in  color. 

Blaisdell,  E.  A.  and  M.  F.  Child  Life  Primer.  Illus.  Macmil- 
lan. 25c.  Gr.  1. 

An  unusually  attractive  book,  with  numerous  and  beautiful  illustra- 
tions in  color. 

Child  Life  in  Tale  and  Fable.  Illus.  Macmillan.  35c. 

Gr.  2-3. 

Folk-lore  and  wonder  tales  adapted  to  very  young  readers. 

Craik,  Georgiana  M.  So-Fat  and  Mew-Mew.  Illus.  H.  S.  C. 
Heath.  20c.  Gr.  1-2. 

Story  in  one-syllable  words  of  a dog  and  cat. 

Cyr,  Ellen  M.  Primer,  First  Reader,  Second  Reader.  Ginn. 
24,  28  and  36c.  respectively.  Gr.  1-2. 

The  first  two  based  on  child  life  and  nature,  the  third  on  Longfellow 
and  Whittier. 


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— Dramatic  First  Reader.  Ginn.  30c.  Gr.  1-2. 

Stories  in  dialogue  form  that  can  be  played  or  acted  if  desired. 

Graded  Art  Readers.  Book  I.  Ginn.  30c.  Gr.  1. 

Simply  told  stories  based  on  the  masterpieces  of  great  painters. 
Beautifully  illustrated. 

Dodge,  Mary  Mapes.  Baby  Days.  Illus.  Century.  $1.50.  Gr. 
2~3- 

A collection  of  stories  and  verses  by  a charming  writer  for  children ; 
beautiful  and  interesting  pictures. 

Defoe,  Daniel.  Robinson  Crusoe  (ed.  by  James  Baldwin).  190 
pp.  A.  B.  Co.  35c.  Gr.  2-3. 

An  adaption  of  the  famous  classic  for  small  children. 

Dole,  C.  F.,  ed.  Goody-Two-Shoes.  Illus.  H.  S.  C.,  Heath. 
20c.  Gr.  3. 

Attributed  to  Oliver  Goldsmith ; it  has  become  a classic. 

Grover,  Eulalie  O.  Sunbonnet  Babies’  Primer.  109  pp.  Illus. 
Rand.  40c.  Gr.  2-3. 

A very  oopular  series  of  stories  of  Molly  and  May,  the  “Sunbonnet 
Babies.”  Illustrated  in  tint. 

Harcourt,  Helen,  and  Mahon,  Mary  B.  Southern  Stories  for 
Little  Readers.  154  pp.  Illus.  Bardeen.  30c.  Gr.  3-4. 
Short  stories  of  Southern  life. 

Hays,  W.  J.  Princess  Idleways.  Illus.  Harper.  60c. 

Fairy  Industry  teaches  the  little  princess  the  pleasures  of  activity  and 
unselfishness. 

Hazard,  Bertha.  Three  Years  with  the  Poets.  247  pp.  Hough- 
ton. 50c.  net.  Gr.  1-3. 

A text  book  of  poetry,  intended  for  memorizing,  but  the  material 
will  prove  interesting  for  reading. 

Heath  Readers  : Primer,  Books  I and  II.  Illus.  Heath.  25,  30 
and  35c.  respectively.  Gr.  1-2. 

Holbrook,  Florence.  The  Hiawatha  Primer.  147  pp.  Illus. 
R.  L.  S.,  Houghton.  Gr.  1. 

Partly  easy  prose  paraphrase  and  partly  Longfellow’s  verse.  Colored 
pictures  and  songs,  with  music.  An  admirable  book. 

Johonnot,  James.  Grandfather’s  Stories.  Illus.  A.  B.  Co.  37c. 
Gr.  2-3. 

Includes  fables,  myths,  legends ; stories  of  home  and  foreign  countries. 
Kuck,  Ethelwyn.  The  Story  of  Milo.  171  pp.  Illus.  Bardeen. 
30c.  Gr.  3-4. 

The  story  of  a little  Greek  boy. 

Lane,  Mrs.  Charles  A.  Stories  for  Children.  Illus.  A.  B.  .Co. 
25c.  Gr.  1. 


Lear,  Edward.  Nonsense  Songs.  75  pp.  Illus.  Little.  50c. 
Gr.  1-4. 

McCulloh,  Annie  W.  Little  Stories  for  Little  People.  Illus. 
A.  B.  Co.  25c.  Gr.  1. 

McMurry,  Lida  B.,  and  Cook,  Agnes.  Songs  of  Tree  Top  and 
Meadow.  Illus.  Pub.  Sch.  Pub.  Co.  40c.  Gr.  3-6. 

A collection  of  nature  poems  for  children. 

Murray,  Clara.  The  Child  at  Play.  1 1 1 pp.  Illus.  Little.  50c. 
Gr.  2-3. 

Norton,  Charles  Eliot,  ed.  Heart  of  Oak,  Books  I and  II.  Illus. 
Heath.  25  and  35c.  respectively.  Gr.  1-3. 

I contains  an  admirable  collection  of  Mother  Goose,  rimes  and 
jingles,  edited  with  notes;  II  contains  some  well  selected  folk-lore  tales, 
Goody-Two-Shoes,  and  well  selected  verse. 

O’Shea,  M.  V.,  ed.  Old  World  Wonder  Stories.  Illus.  H.  S.  C., 
Heath.  20c.  Gr.  2-3. 

Dick  Whittington  and  His  Cat,  Jack  the  Giant  Killer,  Tom  Thumb, 
etc. 

Six  Nursery  Classics.  Illus.  H.  S.  C.  Heath.  20c. 

Gr.  1-2. 

Mother  Hubbard,  Cock  Robin,  Dame  Wiggin,  etc. 

Potter,  Beatrix.  The  Tale  of  Peter  Rabbit.  Illus.  In  color. 
Warne.  50c.  Gr.  2-3. 

Story  of  a naughty  bunny  who  was  made  ill  by  some  cabbage  he 
stole,  and  had  to  go  to  bed  and  take  camomile  tea  while  the  rest  of 
the  family  had  bread  and  milk  and  blackberries. 

Pyle,  Katharine.  Careless  Jane.  Illus.  Dutton.  75c.  Gr.  3. 
“Verses  and  pictures  telling  of  Georgie  Lie-a-Bed,  Boisterous  Ann, 
Untidy  Amanda,  and  other  careless  children  whose  faults  led  them  into 
trouble.” 

Prose  and  Verse  for  Children.  Illus.  A.  B.  Co.  40c. 

Gr.  3-4. 

Simple  stories  and  poems  for  each  month  in  the  year. 

Scudder,  Horace  E.  Verse  and  Prose  for  Beginners  in  Reading. 
R.  L.  S.,  Houghton.  25c.  Gr.  2-3. 

Well  selected,  more  verse  than  prose. 

Smith,  Gertrude.  Arabella  and  Araminta.  Illus.  Small.  $1.00. 
Gr.  1-2. 

Very  simply  told  stories  of  the  doings  of  two  little  girls. 
Stevenson,  Robert  Louis.  A Child’s  Garden  of  Verses.  Illus. 
Rand.  50c.  Gr.  2-4. 

A classic  in  children’s  literature. 


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Trimmer,  Sarah.  History  of  the  Robins  (ed.  by  E.  E.  Hale). 
H.  S.  C.,  Heath.  20c.  Gr.  2-3. 

Dr.  Hale,  the  editor,  declares  this  book  “has  been  the  delight  of 
thousands  of  children  for  over  three-quarters  of  a century.” 

Wiggin,  Kate  Douglas,  and  Smith,  Nora  A.  The  Story  Hour. 
185  PP-  Ulus.  Houghton.  $1.00. 

Fourteen  stories  to  be  told  to  the  youngest  children,  with  an  intro- 
duction on  story-telling. 

Williams,  Sherman.  Choice  Literature.  Books  I and  II.  A.  B. 
Co.  22  and  25c.  respectively.  Gr.  1-3. 

I contains  Mother  Goose  rimes  and  folk-lore  stories  (144  pages). 
II  contains  Grimm  and  Andersen  stories,  Ruskin’s  King  of  the  Golden- 
River,  and  well  selected  verse. 

MYTHOLOGY,  LEGENDS,  FOLK-LORE,  FAIRY  TALES, 

FABLES. 

Aesop.  Fables.  Ed.  by  J.  H.  Stickney.  Supplement  containing 
fables  from  La  Fontaine  and  Krilof.  204  pp.  Ulus. 
Ginn.  35c. 

These  most  famous  of  fables,  that  have  delighted  both  children  and 
big  folks  since  the  sixth  century  B.  C.,  should  be  in  every  school  library. 

Andersen,  Hans  Christian.  Fairy  Tales.  Ed.  by  J.  H.  Stickney. 

Ulus.  Ginn.  First  Series,  280  pp.,  40c.,  gr.  3-6.  Second 
Series,  346  pp.,  40c.,  gr.  4-6.  Published  also  in  R.  L.  S., 
Houghton,  ed.  by  Scudder,  40c. ; and  in  Everyman’s 
Library,  Dutton,  387  pp.,  50c. 

These  are  perhaps  the  classic  fairy  stories  above  all  others.  No  child 
should  be  deprived  of  an  opportunity  to  know  them. 

Arabian  Nights.  Ed.  by  E.  E.  Hale.  376  pp.  Illus.  45c.  Also 
in  R.  L.  S.,  Houghton,  illus.,  40c.  Gr.  4-8. 

These  splendid  Oriental  fairy  tales  told  by  the  people  of  Asia  are 
of  interest  to  all  the  world — juvenile  and  adult.  The  Adventures  of 
Sinbad  the  Sailor,  Aladdin  and  His  Wonderful  Lamp,  Ali  Baba  and 
the  Treasure  Cave,  are  stories  all  children  must  know.  Both  the  above 
collections  are  well  selected  and  well  edited. 

Baldwin,  James.  Fairy  Stories  and  Fables.  Illus.  A.  B.  Co. 
35c.  Gr.  2-4. 

An  excellent  and  well-told  collection. 

Old  Greek  Stories.  Illus.  A.  B.  Co.  45c.  Gr.  3-4. 

Tales  of  gods  and  heroes. 

The  Wonder  Book  of  Horses.  260  pp.  Illus.  Century. 

75c.  net.  Gr.  4-6. 

Selected  from  the  author’s  Horse  Fair;  18  stories  of  the  famous 
horses  of  myth  and  legend — Pegasus,  the  Wooden  Horse  of  Troy,  etc. 


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Baum,  L.  Frank.  The  Life  and  Adventures  of  Santa  Claus.  261 
pp.  Size,  7J/2X9 Bobbs.  Blus.  $1.25.  Gr.  5-8. 
The  life  of  Santa  Claus,  evolution  of  the  toy,  and  how  the  old  saint 
happened  to  think  of  making  dolls.  Illustrations  in  color. 

The  Wizard  of  Oz.  261  pp.  Blus.  Bobbs.  $1.25. 

Gr.  5-8. 

The  story  of  Dorothy’s  remarkable  travels  with  the  Scarecrow,  the 
Tin  Woodman,  and  the  Cowardly  Lion  has  become  very  popular  with 
children.  Illustrations  in  color. 

Blumenthal,  Verra  X.  K.  de.  Folk  Tales  from  the  Russian. 
147  pp.  Illus.  Rand.  40c.  Gr.  4-5. 

Told  by  a Russian  countess. 

Bradish,  Sarah  P.  Old  Norse  Stories.  240  pp.  Illus.  A.  B.  Co. 
Gr.  3-5.  45c. 

Stories  of  Norse  mythology.  Pronouncing  vocabulary. 

Brooks,  Dorothy.  Stories  of  the  Red  Children.  Illus.  Educ. 
Pub.  Co.  40c.  Gr.  2-3. 

What  Indian  children  believe  about  wind,  rain,  stars,  and  other 
strange  things  of  earth  and  sky. 

Brown,  Abbie  B.  In  the  Days  of  Giants.  260  pp.  Illus.  Hough- 
ton. 50c.  net.  Gr.  4-6. 

Exceedingly  well-told  stories  of  Norse  mythology. 

Browne,  Frances.  The  Wonderful  Chair  and  the  Tales  It  Told. 

Ed.  by  M.  V.  O’Shea.  197  pp.  Illus.  H.  S.  C.,  Heath. 
30c.  Gr  2-4. 

A new  edition  of  a very  popular  story. 

Bulfinch,  Thomas.  Age  of  Fable.  524  pp.  Illus.  McKay. 
$I-2S-  Gr.  7-. 

This  edition  is  edited  by  J.  L.  Scott.  Profusely  illustrated. 

Burt,  Mary  E.,  and  Rogozin,  Zenaide.  Herakles,  the  Hero  of 
Thebes,  and  Other  Heroes  of  Myth.  144  pp.  Illus. 
Scribner.  50c.  net.  Gr.  3-4. 

Adapted  from  Second  Book  of  the  Primary  School  of  Athens. 

Odysseus,  the  Hero  of  Ithaca.  223  pp.  Scribner,  S.  S.  R. 

50c.  net.  Gr.  4-5. 

Carroll,  Lewis,  pseud.  Alice’s  Adventures  in  Wonderland.  Ed. 

by  Florence  Milner.  Illus.  Rand.  50c.  Gr.  4-7.  An 
edition  well  illustrated,  several  pictures  in  color,  is  pub- 
lished in  the  Young  People’s  Library,  Altemus,  50c. ; 
and  another  in  the  Manhattan  Library,  colored  pictures, 
Globe,  30c. 

The  author’s  genius  for  writing  delightful  nonsense,  both  in  prose 
and  verse,  has  made  his  work  classic.  The  Rand  edition  contains 


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numerous  illustrations  in  black  and  white  by  F.  Y.  Careys  a biographical 
sketch  of  the  author,  a reading  list,  suggestions  to  teachers,  and  inter- 
esting notes  which  include  the  poems  parodied  *by  the  author  in  the 
story. 

Through  the  Looking-Glass  and  What  Alice  Found 

There.  Illus.  in  color.  Manhattan  Library.  Globe,  30c. 
Gr.  5-7.  Published  also  in  Altemus’  Young  People’s 
Library,  50c. 

A continuation  of  Alice’s  adventures. 

Cooke,  Flora  J.  Nature  Myths  and  Stories  for  Little  Ones. 
Illus.  Flanagan.  35c.  Gr.  2-3. 

How  the  Robin’s  Breast  Became  Red.  Swan  Maidens,  the  Story  of 
the  Pudding  Stone,  etc.  Greek,  English,  German,  and  Italian  myths 
included.  One  of  the  best  primary  books  on  the  subject. 

Craik,  Mrs.  D.  M.  Mulock.  The  Little  Lame  Prince.  Illus.  H. 
S.  C.,  Heath.  30c.  Gr.  3-4. 

A classic  juvenile  “as  full  of  interest  as  if  it  had  not  a moral  to  its 
name.” 

Adventures  of  a Brownie.  Illus.  Harper.  60c.  Gr.  3-4. 

Crothers,  S.  M.  Miss  Muffet’s  Christmas  Party.  Illus.  Hough- 
ton. $1.00  net.  Gr.  5-6. 

Curtin,  Jeremiah.  Myths  and  Folk  Tales  of  the  Russians,  West- 
ern Slavs  and  Magyars.  555  pp.  Little.  $2.00.  Gr.  7-. 

An  interesting  collection  by  an  authority. 

Dodgeson,  C.  L.  See  Carroll,  Lewis,  pseud. 

Evans,  Florence  A.  Jewel  Story  Book.  Illus.  Saalfield.  60c. 
Gr.  4-6. 

A little  girl  falls  asleep  while  playing  with  her  mother’s  jewels,  and 
each  gem  in  the  casket  tells  her  an  interesting  story. 

Firth,  Emma  M.  Stories  of  Old  Greece.  108  pp.  Illus.  Heath. 
30c.  Gr.  3-4. 

Forbes,  Cora  B.  Elizabeth’s  Charm  Strings.  238  pp.  Illus.  Lit- 
tle. $1.50.  Gr.  6-. 

Pleasantlv  told  stories  of  famous  legends,  such' as  the  “Lion  of  St. 
Mark’s,”  “The  Dog  and  the  Fisherman,”  “St.  George  and  the  Dragon.” 

Foster,  Mary  H.  and  Cummings,  Mabel  H.  Asgard  Stories.  123 
pp.  Illus.  Silver.  36c.  Gr.  3-4. 

Attractively  written  and  illustrated  stories  of  Norse  mythology. 

Francillon,  R.  E.  Gods  and  Heroes;  or,  The  Kingdom  of 
Jupiter.  Illus.  292  pp.  Ginn.  40c.  Gr.  4-6. 

Told  in  a simple  and  interesting  way,  and  so  arranged  as  to  form 
one  continuous  story.  This  is  the  authorized  American  edition. 


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Gilman,  Bradley.  The  Kingdom  of  Coins.  82  pp.  Illus.  Little. 
50c.  Gr.  4-6. 

A story  of  the  coins  of  fable  and  romance. 

Grimm,  J.  L.  and  W.  K.  Fairy  Tales.  Ed.  by  Sara  E.  Wiltse. 

Illus.  Ginn.  Part  I,  237  pp.,  35c.,  gr.  2-5 ; Part  II, 
234  pp. ; 35c.,  gr.  3-6.  Also  in  Everyman’s  Library, 
Dutton,  343  pp.,  50c. 

German  Household  Tales.  Illus.  R.  L.  S.,  Houghton. 

40c.  Gr.  5-6. 

The  famous  tales  of  the  Grimm  brothers  hardly  require  comment. 
Guerber,  H.  A.  Legends  of  the  Rhine.  350  pp.  Illus.  Barnes.  Gr. 
5-10.  $1.50  net. 

The  best  collection  of  these  tales  available  in  English;  both  inter- 
esting and  instructive. 

Myths  of  Greece-  and  Rome.  428  pp.  Illus.  A.  B.  Co. 

$1.50.  Gr.  H.  S. 

Narrated  with  special  reference  to  literature  and  art,  and  well  arranged 
for  young  folks. 

Myths  of  Northern  Lands.  319  pp.  Illus.  A.  B.  Co. 

$1.50.  Gr.  H.  S. 

Narrated  with  special  reference  to  literature  and  art. 

Gayley,  Charles  M.  Classic  Myths  in  English  Literature.  38  ch. 
540  pp.  Illus.  Ginn.  $1.50.  Gr.  H.  S. 

Based  on  Bulfinch’s  Age  of  Fable.  Numerous  and  excellent  illustra- 
tions. Commentary  and  indexes  of  mythology  and  of  modern  authors 
and  artists.  Dr.  W.  T.  Harris  pronounces  it  “the  most  satisfactory 
book  yet  published  on  its.  theme.” 

Harris,  Joel  Chandler.  Uncle  Remus;  His  Songs  and  Sayings. 

Illus.  Appleton.  $2.00.  Gr.  5-.  (Can  be  read  to  much 
younger  children.) 

These  old  plantation  stories  of  Brer  Rabbit,  Brer  Fox  and  rest,  have 
become  classic  and  should  be  read  by  every  child.  Illustrated  by  Frost, 
who  has  most  happily  caught  the  spirit. 

• Nights  with  Uncle  Remus.  Illus.  Houghton.  $1.50. 

Gr.  4-6. 

More  plantation  folk-lore. 

Daddy  Jack  the  Runaway.  Illus.  Century.  $1.25. 

cr.  5-. 

Besides  the  title  story  a number  of  Uncle  Remus’  tales. 

Wally  Wanderoon  and  His  Story-Telling  Machine. 

Illus.  McClure.  $1.60.  Gr.  6-. 

Told  by  Uncle  Remus.  Illus.  McClure.  $2.00.  Gr.  6-. 

Plantation  myths,  legends,  ballads,  etc. 


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Hawthorne,  Nathaniel.  Wonder  Book;  Tanglewood  Tales.  R. 

L.  S.,  Houghton.  40c.  each.  Gr.  4-7.  Also  in  Every- 
man’s Library,  Dutton,  50c. 

It  is  unnecessary  to  commend  Hawthorne’s  delightful  versions  of  the 
Greek  myths. 

Henger,  Herman  F.  The  Young  Scientist.  189  pp.  Ulus.  Bar- 
deen. 75c.  Gr.  6-. 

A pleasantly  told  story  of  an  Agassiz  Association  of  school  children 
that  undertook  to  explore  the  neighborhood  of  the  school  to  study 
zoological  formations. 

Holbrook,  Florence.  The  Book  of  Nature  Myths.  215  pp.  Illus. 
R.  L.  S.,  Houghton.  45c.  Gr.  2-3. 

Howells,  William  D.  The  Howells  Story  Book.  Ed.  by  Mary 
E.  Burt  and  Mildred  Howells.  Illus.  Scribner.  60c. 
net.  Gr.  4-5. 

Contains  three  fairy  tales — “Christmas  Every  Day,”  “The  Pony 
Engine,”  and  “The  Pumpkin  Glory.”  “Boyhood  Lore”  is  included  as 
Part  II. 

Ingelow,  Jean.  Three  Fairy  Stories.  Ed.  by  C.  F.  Dole.  Illus. 
H.  S.  C.,  Heath.  20c.  Gr.  3-5. 

Ingelow,  Jean.  Wonder  Box  Tales.  Illus.  Estes.  50c.  Gr.  5-7. 

Judd,  Mary  C.  Classic  Myths.  Illus.  Rand.  35c.  Gr.  3-5. 

An  excellent  and  well-told  collection,  including  stories  from  Greek, 
Norse  and  Finnish  sources. 

Keary,  Annie  and  Eliza.  Heroes  of  Asgard.  Illus.  Macmillan. 

50c.  net.  Gr.  5-6.  Also  in  Pocket  Classic  Series,  Mac- 
millan, 25c. 

Stories  of  Scandinavian  mythology. 

Kingsley,  Charles.  Greek  Heroes,  or  Greek  Fairy  Tales  for  My 
Children.  Illus.  Ginn.  30c.  Gr.  4-7.  Retold  for  younger 
children  by  Mary  Macgregor,  in  T.  C.  S.,  Dutton,  illus. 
•in  color,  50c. 

Stories  of  Perseus,  Theseus  and  the  Argonauts. 

Water-Babies.  Illus.  Ginn.  35c.  Gr.  4-6.  Also  in  Man- 
hattan Library,  pictures  in  color,  Globe,  30c.  Retold  for 
younger  children  by  Mary  Macgregor,  in  T.  C.  S.,  Dut- 
ton, illus.  in  color,  50c. 

“A  fairy  tale  for  a land  baby.”  Kingsley’s  stories  for  children  are 
always  delightful. 

Kipling,  Rudyabd.  Just  So  Stories.  Illus.  Doubleday.  $1.20. 
Gr.  4-7. 

Tell  how  the  camel  got  his  hump,  the  leopard  his  spots,  etc.  Full  of 
humor  and  queer  fancies.  Well  adapted  to  reading  aloud. 


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Mabie,  Hamilton  Wright,  ed.  Fairy  Tales  Every  Child  Should 
Know.  370  pp.  Illus.  Doubleday.  90c.  net.  Gr.  4-5. 
(Suitable  to  read  to  younger  children.) 

A collection  of  the  best  fairy  tales  of  all  times  and  of  all  authors. 
Introduction  by  the  editor. 

Norse  Stories.  Illus.  304  pp.  Rand.  40c.  Gr.  5-7. 

One  of  the  best  collections.  Notes,  pronouncing  index,  and  reading 
list. 

Motte-Fouque,  Frederick  de  la.  Undine.  149  pp.  Illus.  H. 
S.  C.,  Heath.  35c.  Gr.  5-. 

A celebrated  romantic  fairy  tale  from  the  German ; a classic  in  Europe 
and  America. 

Mulock,  D.  M.  See  Craik. 

Peabody,  Josephine  P.  Old  Greek  Folk  Stories.  123  pp.  R.  L. 
S.,  Houghton.  25c.  Gr.  4-6. 

Supplementary  to  Hawthorne’s  Wonder  Book  and  Tanglewood  Tales, 
covering  wholly  different  matter.  Contains  an  index  to  all  three  books 
in  the  R.  L.  S.  edition. 

Perrault's  Tales  of  Mother  Goose,  tr.  by  Charles  Walsh.  Illus. 
by  Dore.  H.  S.  C.,  Heath.  20c.  Gr.  1-2. 

Porter,  J.  C.  The  Stars  in  Song  and  Legend.  Illus.  Ginn.  50c. 
Gr.  5-6. 

The  mythology  and  folk-lore  of  the  sky;  astronomy  on  the  legendary 
and  literary  side. 

Pratt,  Mara  L.  Legends  of  the  Red  Children.  128  pp.  Illus.  A. 
B.  Co.  Gr.  3-4.  30c. 

Pyle,  Katharine.  As  the  Goose  Flies.  Illus.  Little.  $1.50. 
Gr.  3-4. 

Story  of  a little  girl  who  visits  Mother  Goose  land  and  talks  and 
plays  with  her  favorites  there. 

Richards,  Laura  E.  The  Golden  Windows.  123  pp.  Illus. 
Little.  $1.00.  Gr.  4-8. 

A book  of  well-told  fables,  44  in. number. 

Ruskin,  John.  King  of  the  Golden  River.  R.  L.  S.,  Houghton. 
25c.  Gr.  3-6. 

This  volume  contains,  besides  Ruskin’s  famous  story,  wonder  tales 
by  Andersen,  Grimm,  Scudder,  and  Bjornson. 

Scudder,  Horace  E.  Fables  and  Folk  Stories.  200  pp.  Illus.  R. 
L.  S.,  Houghton.  40c.  Gr.  2-4. 

An  excellent  collection  of  fables,  fairy  tales  and  folk  tales. 
Stockton,  Frank  R.  Fanciful  Tales.  Ed.  by  M.  E.  Burt.  Illus. 
Scribner,  S.  S.  R.  50c.  Gr.  5-6. 

Very  amusing. 


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Tappan,  Eva  March.  The  Golden  Goose.  240  pp.  Houghton. 

$1.00.  Gr.  3-5. 

Fairy  tales  translated  from  the  Swedish. 

Thackeray,  N.  M.  The  Rose  and  Ring.  Ed.  by  E.  E.  Hale. 

Illus.  H.  S.  C.,  Heath.  25c.  Gr.  6-8.  Also  in  T.  C.  S., 

Dutton,  illus.  in  color,  50c. 

Thackeray’s  only  juvenile,  and  a delightfully  humorous  story.  Sixty 
illustrations  by  the  author. 

Wells,  Helen.  King  Kindness  and  Other  Stories.  118  pp.  Illus. 

Bardeen.  50c.  Gr.  3-5. 

Eight  fairy  stories' dealing  with  nature  and  teaching  kindness,  sym- 
pathy, and  love  of  nature. 

Williston,  Teresa  P.  Japanese  Fairy  Tales.  82  pp.  Illus. 

Rand.  50c.  Gr.  4-5. 

Illustrated  in  Japanese  style  in  five  colors. 

Zitkala-Sa.  Old  Indian  Legends.  165  pp.  Illus.  Ginn.  50c. 

Gr.  4-6. 

Fourteen  new  legends,  picturesquely  told  by  a young  Indian,  with 
twenty  full-page  pictures  by  an  Indian  artist,  Angel  de  Cora.  Tales 
center  about  Iktomi,  the  spider  fairy  of  the  Dakotas ; “retold  for  blue- 
eyed little  patriots  by  one  who  heard  them  as  a little  black-haired 
aborigine.” 

CLASSIC  TALES  AND  STORIES  FROM  LITERATURE. 

Baldwin,  James.  Story  of  Roland.  Illus.  Scribner.  $1.50.  Gr.  7-. 

Adventures  of  the  wonderful  medieval  hero,  Roland,  and  his  com- 
panions in  arms,  retold  from  the  legends  of  Charlemagne  and  his 
knights. 

Story  of  Siegfried.  Illus.  Scribner.  $1.50.  Gr.  7-. 

Life  and  exploits  of  the  Norse  hero  of  the  Niebelungenlied. 

Hero  Tales  Told  in  School.  177  pp.  Illus.  Scribner,  S. 

S.  R.  50c.  net.  Gr.  6-. 

Barber,  Grace  Edson.  Wagner  Opera  Stories.  191  pp.  Illus. 

Pub.  Sch.  Pub.  Co.  50c.  Gr.  5. 

Interesting  and  artistically  told  stories  of  the  Rhine-Gold,  the  Val- 
kyns,  and  the  Gotterdarmmering. 

Brooks,  Edward.  Story  of  the  Faerie  Queene.  Illus.  Penn.  $1.25. 

Gr.  5-7. 

The  story  of  Edmund  Spenser’s  classic  poem  of  Elizabethan  days, 
told  in  prose  for  boys  and  girls. 

The  Story  of  Tristram.  Illus.  Penn.  $1.25.  Gr.  6-8. 

Retold  for  young  people  from  the  Morte  d’Arthur. 


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Brown,  Abbie  Farwell.  Book  of  Saints  and  Friendly  Beasts. 
Illus.  Houghton.  $1.25.  Gr.  5-. 

St.  Francis  of  Assisi;  the  girl  saint,  Bridget;  the  birds  of  St.  Cuth- 
bert,  etc. 

Brownell,  Elizabeth  C.  Dream  Children.  Illus.  Bobbs.  95c. 
net.  Gr.  5-8. 

In  this  beautiful  volume  Mrs.  Brownell  has  collected  the  stories  of 
the  famous  children  of  English  poetry  and  prose,  and  has  illustrated 
them  with  sixty  camera  studies  from  life  In  it  we  find  “Tiny  Tim” 
and  Jenny  Wren,  from  Dickens;  Eugene  Field’s  “Little  Boy  Blue,” 
Mr.  Riley’s  “Little  Orphant  Annie”  and  Lewis  Carroll’s  “Alice,”  to- 
gether with  a score  of  others  equally  loved. 

Burt,  Mary.  Stories  from  Plato  and  Other  Classic  Writers.  262 
pp.  Illus.  Ginn.  40c.  Gr.  3-5. 

Stories  from  Plato,  Homer,  and  Aristotle;  told  in  a simple  and  in- 
teresting way. 

Bulfinch,  Thomas.  The  Age  of  Chivalry.  Famous  medieval 
legends.  Part  I tells  the  story  of  King  Arthur  and  His 
Knights  of  the  Round  Table,  from  the  Morte  d’Arthur ; 
Part  II  is  the  Welsh  legends,  the  Mabinogion.  There 
are  various  editions.  The  best  at  a moderate  price  is  that 
edited  by  J.  L.  Scott — McKay,  $1.25,  profusely  illus- 
trated. A cheaper  edition,  without  illustrations,  is  pub- 
lished by  Crowell,  18  mo.,  35c.,  gr.  6-. 

Chapin,  Anna.  Wonder  Tales  from  Wagner.  Illus.  and  music 
notes  for  Wagnerian  motifs.  Harper.  $1.25.  Gr.  6-. 

Contains  legends  of  the  Flying  Dutchman,  Tannhauser,  Lohengrin, 
etc. 

Church,  Alfred  J.  Stories  from  Homer.  Illus.  Crowell.  60c. 

Gr.  6-8.  The  Story  of  the  Iliad,  and  The  Story  of  the 
Odyssey,  included  in  the  above,  may  be  purchased  sepa- 
rately in  the  Pocket  Classic  Series.  Macmillan.  25c. 
each. 

Stories  from  Virgil.  Illus.  Crowell.  60c.  Gr.  8-9. 

Stories  of  the  Old  World.  354  pp.  Illus.  Ginn.  50c. 

Gr.  4-8. 

Tales  of  the  Argo,  Thebes,  the  Iliad,  the  Odyssey,  and  the  Aeneid. 

Cipriani,  Carlotta.  Child  Vivien  and  Other  Stories.  Illus. 
Rand.  $1.00.  Gr.  5-7. 

Classic  Stories  from  the  early  French  epics. 

Clarke,  M.  Story  of  Troy.  Illus.  A.  B.  Co.  60c.  Gr.  5-7. 

Story  of  Ulysses.  Illus.  A.  B.  Co.  60c.  Gr.  5-7. 


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Story  of  Aeneas.  Illus.  A.  B.  Co.  45c.  Gr.  5-7. 

These  three  books  tell  the  stories  of  the  Iliad,  Odyssey,  and  Aeneid ; 
the  prose  is  interspersed  with  extracts  from  the  best  translations  in 
verse. 

Crommelin,  Emeline  G.  Famous  Legends  Adapted  for  Children. 
181  pp.  Illus.  Century.  60c.  net.  Gr.  4-6. 

An  admirable  collection,  including  legends  of  England  (Robin  Hood 
and  King  Arthur),  France  (Roland  and  St.  Denis),  Spain  (The  Cid), 
Portugal,  Ireland,  Scandinavia  (Sigurd  and  Frithiof),  Switzerland 
(Tell),  Italy,  and  Germany.  Pronouncing  index  of  proper  names. 

Cutler,  Waldo.  Stories  of  King  Arthur.  Illus.  C.  F.  C.,  Crow- 
ell. 60c.  Gr.  7-. 

Follows  as  closely  as  practicable  the  language  and  spirit  of  Malory's 
Morte  d’ Arthur.  Well  selected  and  succeeds  well  in  following  quaint 
original. 

Greene,  Frances  N.  Legends  of  King  Arthur  and  His  Court. 
22  ch.  126  pp.  Ginn.  50c.  Gr.  4-6. 

Thirteen  stories  of  King  Arthur  and  his  most  noted  knights. 

Greene,  Frances  N.,  and  Kirk,  Dolly  W.  With  Spurs  of  Gold. 
290  pp.  Illus.  Little.  Gr.  5-8. 

Stories  of  famous  knights,  including  Roland  and  Oliver,  the  Cid, 
Godfrey  de  Bouillon,  Richard  Cceur  de  Lion,  the  Chevalier,  Bayard, 
and  Sir  Philip  Sidney. 

Guerber,  H.  A.  Legends  of  the  Middle  Ages.  340  pp.  Illus.  A. 
B.  Co.  $1.50.  Gr.  H.  S. 

Includes  the  legends  which  form  the  principal  subjects  of  medieval 
literature,  which  have  influenced  subsequent  literature  and  art. 

Hoffman,  Alice  Spencer.  Stories  from  Shakespeare  for  Chil- 
dren. Illus.  11  vols.  Dutton.  40c.  net  each.  Gr.  5-8. 

These  volumes  are  prepared  for  children  too  young  to  understand 
the  original  plays.  The  spirit  of  the  plays  has  been  preserved  with 
considerable  success,  extracts  being  frequently  given.  The  following 
are  the  series:  Hamlet,  Macbeth,  King  John,  King  Lear,  Julius  Caesar, 
Henry  V,  Richard  II,  The  Tempest,  As  You  Like  It,  The  Merchant 
of  Venice,  and  A Midsummer  Night’s  Dream.  The  books  are  square, 
16  mo  , daintily  made,  and  profusely  illustrated. 

Holbrook,  Florence.  Northland  Heroes.  113  pp.  Illus.  Hough- 
ton.  35c.  Gr.  3-5. 

Delightfully  told  stories  of  Fridthjof  and  Beowulf  divided  into  short 
sections.  Numerous  illustrations  and  songs  with  music. 

Husted,  Mary  H.  Children  in  Literature.  179  pp.  Illus.  Flana- 
gan.  35c.  Gr.  4-6. 

Cosette,  from  Les  Miserables;  Lost  in  London,  from  Dombey  and 
Son;  Tom  and  Maggie  Tulliver,  from  The  Mill  on  the  Floss;  Little 
Nell  and  Mrs.  Jarley,  from  The  Old  Curiosity  Shop. 

Kelman,  Janet  H.  Stories  from  Chaucer.  Illus.  in' color.  T.  C. 
S.,  Dutton.  50c.  Gr.  5-7. 


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Lamb,  Charles  and  Mary.  Tales  from  Shakespeare.  Illus.  342 
pp.  H.  S.  C.,  Heath.  40c.  Also  published  by  Ginn,  310 
pp. ; and  in  Everyman’s  Library,  Dutton,  50c.  Gr.  7-. 

These  famous  narratives  of  Shakespeare’s  plots  are  not  only  inter- 
esting reading  but  an  excellent  introduction  to  the  plays. 

Lamb,  Charles.  Adventures  of  Ulysses.  Ed.  by  W.  P.  Trent. 
Illus.  126  pp.  H.  S.  C.,  Heath.  25c.  Gr.  6-. 

Lang,  Jeanie.  Stories  from  the  Faerie  Queene.  Illus.  in  color. 
T.  C.  S.,  Dutton.  50c.  Gr.  5-7. 

Lang,  John.  Stories  from  Don  Quixote.  Illus.  in  color.  T.  C.  S., 
Dutton.  50c.  Gr.  5-7. 

Maitland,  Louise.  Heroes  of  Chivalry.  238  pp.  Illus.  Silver. 
50c.  Gr.  4-6. 

Stories  of  King  Arthur,  the  Quest  of  the  Grail,  and  Roland. 

Macgregor,  Mary.  Stories  of  King  Arthur’s  Knights.  1 1 5 pp. 

Illus.  Told  to  the  Children  Series.  Dutton.  50c. 
Gr.  5-. 

Simply  told  and  well  illustrated,  in  color. 

McSpadden,  J.  Walker.  Stories  of  Robin  Hood  and  His  Merry 
Outlaws.  313  pj).  Illus.  C.  F.  C.,  Crowell.  60c. 
Gr.  5-. 

A charming  collection,  based  on  the  ballads,  which  are  very  closely 
followed  even  in  the  language. 

Stories  from  Wagner.  329  pp.  Illus.  C.  F.  C.,  Crowell. 

60c.  Gr.  5-. 

Contains  the  Ring  and  the  Curse,  Parsifal,  Lohengrin,  Tannhauser, 
The  Master  Singers,  Rienzi,  The  Flying  Dutchman,  and  Tristan  and 
Isolde.  Simplified  version  of  the  Wagnerian  form  of  the  legends? 

Stories  from  Dickens.  376  pp.  Illus.  C.  F.  C.,  Crowell. 

60c.  Gr.  5-8. 

Stories  of  child  life  from  Oliver  Twist,  Nicholas  Nickleby,  Dombey 
and  Son,  Great  Expectations,  Little  Dorritt,  and  David  Copperfield. 
Well  told,  and  mainly  in  the  author’s  own  language. 

Menefee,  Maud.  Child  Stories  from  the  Masters.  104  pp.  Illus. 
Rand.  30c.  Gr.  3-5. 

Stories  from  Browning’s  Pippa  Passes,  Goethe’s,  Wilhelm  Meister, 
etc. ; and  of  paintings  such  as  Millet’s  Angelus  and  Correggio’s  Holy 
Night.  Full-page  illustrations,  in  tint. 

Pyle,  Howard.  Merry  Adventures  of  Robin  Hood.  Scribner.  50c. 
Gr.  4-7. 

The  author  expresses  very  well  the  spirit  of  the  old  ballads  about 
the  jolly  outlaws.  An  edition  profusely  illustrated  by  the  author  is 
published  at  $3.00  (Scribner). 


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Ragozin,  Zenaide.  Tales  of  the  Heroic  Ages,  3 vols. : Beowulf,  the 
Hero  of  the  Anglo-Saxons  (332  pp.)  ; Siegfried,  the 
Hero  of  the  North  (210  pp.)  ; Frithjof,  the  Viking  of 
Norway.  Illus.  Harrison.  60c.  net  each.  Gr.  6-. 

Rives,  Hallie  Erminie.  Tales  from  Dickens.  Illus.  $1.50.  Gr.  4-6. 

Miss  Rives  attempts  to  do  for  Dickens  what  Lamb  did  for  Shake- 
speare— make  him  readable  for  children,  by  simplifying  the  bulky  novels. 
The  following  tales  are  included : The  Old  Curiosity  Shop,  Oliver 
Twist.  Barnaby  Rudge,  David  Copperfield,  Great  Expectations,  Nich- 
olas Nickleby,  Dombey  and  Son,  Pickwick  Papers,  Little  Dorritt, 
Martin  Chuzzlewit,  Our  Mutual  Friend,  A Tale  of  Two  Cities,  Bleak 
House,  Hard  Times,  The  Mystery  of  Edwin  Drood. 

Skinner,  Hubert  M.  The  Story  of  the  Britons.  241  pp.  Illus. 
Flanagan.  75c.  Gr.  7-. 

Legends  of  early  England : King  Lear,  the  Giant  and  the  Giant 
Killer,  Cymbeline,  Old  King  Cole,  King  Arthur,  Caractacus,  etc. 

Tappan,  Eva  March.  Robin  Hood : His  Book.  280  pp.  Illus. 
Little.  $1.50.  Gr.  4-. 

Includes  the  old  favorites  and  some  less  well  known.  Pictures  in 
color  in  imitation  of  those  formerly  used  to  illustrate  the  old  ballads. 

ETHICS  AND  BIBLE  STORIES. 

Baldwin,  James.  Old  Stories  of  the.  East.  215  pp.  Illus.  A.  B. 
Co.  45c.  Gr.  3-4. 

Stories  based  on  the  Hebrew  scriptures,  told  like  Greek  legends  for 
their  literary  value,  omitting  religious  comment. 

Chisholm,  Edwin.  Old  Testament  Stories.  117  pp.  Illus.  Told 
to  the  Children  Series.  Dutton.  50c.  Gr.  5-. 

Stories  of  Abraham,  Isaac,  Jacob,  Joseph,  and  Moses.  Eight  full- 
page  color  pictures.  Bible  language  followed  closely. 

Endicott,  Myles.  Stories  of  the  Bible.  3 vols.  242,  334,  310  pp. 
Illus.  Educ.  Pub.  Co.  60c.  each.  Gr.  4. 

Guerber,  H.  A.  The  Story  of  the  Chosen  People.  240  pp.  Illus. 
A.  B.  Co.  60c.  Gr.  5-6. 

Bible  stories,  exceedingly  well  told. 

Herbst,  Eva.  Tales  and  Customs  of  the  Ancient  Hebrews.  136 
pp.  Flanagan.  35c.  Gr.  3-4. 

Kelman,  Janet  H.  Stories  from  the  Life  of  Christ.  113  pp. 

Illus.  Told  to  the  Children  Series.  Dutton.  50c. 
Gr.  5-. 

Marden,  Orison  Swett.  The  Success  Booklets.  6 vols.  Good 
Manners  and  Success ; The  Hour  of  Opportunity ; 
Cheerfulness  as  a Life  Power;  Character  the  Grandest 


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Thing  in  the  World;  Economy;  An  Iron  Will.  Illus. 

Crowell.  50c.  each.  Gr.  6-. 

Inspiring  talks  by  the  editor  of  Success  that  not  only  teach  the  prin- 
ciples of  good  conduct,  good  manners,  and  success,  but  do  so  in  an 
exceptionally  interesting  way  through  directness  and  wealth  of  personal 
anecdote. 

Stories  from  Life.  240  pp.  Illus.  A.  B.  Co.  45c. 

Gr.  5-6. 

Forty  stories  by  the  editor  of  Success,  showing  how  boys  have  won 
success  or  fame  under  difficulties. 

Washington,  George.  Rules  of  Conduct,  Diary  of  Adventure, 

Letters,  and  Farewell  Addresses.  R.  L.  S.,  Houghton. 

25c.  Gr.  6-. 

JUVENILE  STORIES  AND  PROSE  FICTION. 

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[“s.  s.”  following  a title  indicates  that  the  volume  is  a collection  of  short 

studies.] 

Alcott,  Louisa  M.  The  Little  Women  Series.  8 vols.  Illus. 

Little.  $1.50  each.  Gr.  5-8. 

Little  Women;  Little  Men;  Jo’s  Boys,  and  How  They  Turned  Out; 
An  Old-fashioned  Girl;  Eight  Cousins  (Gr.  7-8);  Rose  in  Bloom 
(Gr.  8-)  ; Under  the  Lilacs;  Jack  and  Jill. 

Aunt  Jo’s  Scrap-bag.  6 vols.  Illus.  Little.  $1.00. 

each.  Gr.  5-8. 

My  Boys  (s.  s.)  ; Shawl-Straps  (about  a voyage  to  Brittany,  France, 
Switzerland,  Italy,  and  England)  ; Cupid  and  Chow-chow  (s.  s ) ; My 
Girls  (s.  s.)  ; Jimmy’s  Cruise  in  the  Pinafore  (s.  s.)  ; An  Old-Fashioned 
Thanksgiving  (s.  s.). 

Spinning-Wheel  Stories  (s.  s.).  Illus.  Little.  $1.25. 

Gr.  5-7. 

Stories  read  to  a party  of  children  during  the  Christmas  holidays. 

Miss  Alcott’s  stories  are  among  the  most  popular  juveniles  ever 
written.  They  are  wholesome,  interesting,  full  of  fun,  and  sure  to 
exercise  a good  influence  on  boys  and  girls.  Several  volumes  at  least 
should  be  in  every  library. 

Aldrich,  Thomas  Bailey.  The  Story  of  a Bad  Boy.  Illus. 

Half  leather.  R.  S.  L.,  Houghton,  70c.  Gr.  6-. 

A story  of  New  England  boyhood  that  has  become  a classic. 

The  Little  Violinist.  Houghton.  70c.  Gr.  6. 

Allen,  Willis  B.  Play  Away.  Illus.  Estes.  $1.00.  Gr.  7-. 

A story  of  the  Boston  Fire  Department. 

Amicis,  Edmondo  de.  Heart;  a School-Boy’s  Journal.  Illus.  C. 

F.  C.,  Crowell.  60c.  Gr.  7-. 

An  interesting  story  of  Italian  child  life  that  is  also  of  ethical  value. 


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Austen,  Jane.  Pride  and  Prejudice.  Everyman’s  Library.  Dut- 
ton. 50c.  Gr.  H.  S. 

A story  of  English  social  life  in  the  early  nineteenth  century,  of 
high  rank. 

Bangs,  John  Kendrick.  Half-Hours  with  Jimmieboy.  Illus. 

Harper.  $1.25.  Gr.  5-. 

A popular  juvenile  told  in  the  author’s  usual  humorous  style.  Stories 
of  “Giant  the  Jack  Killer,”  “The  Dwarf  and  the  Dude  Giant,”  etc. 

Baker,  Cornelia.  The  Queen’s  Page.  Illus.  Bobbs.  $1.25. 

Gr.  6-. 

Tells  about  two  children  of  a noble  family  of  Navarre  who  came  to 
the  court  of  King  Francis  I. 

Baker,  Samuel.  Cast  Up  by  the  Sea.  Illus.  Harper.  $1.25. 

Gr.  7-. 

Story  of  a child  cast  ashore  on  the  Cornwall  coast,  adopted  by 
smugglers,  and  afterward  forced  into  the  King’s  service ; he  meets  with 
many  adventures,  especially  in  Africa  (in  which  the  author  won  fame 
as  an  explorer). 

Bardeen,  C.  W.  The  Little  Old  Man.  31  pp.  Bardeen.  50c. 

Gr.  5-6. 

The  story  of  a little  girl  who  thought  she  could  teach  her  mother 
how  to  behave. 

Barnes,  James.  For  King  or  Country.  Illus.  Harper.  $1.50. 

Gr.  6-8. 

A story  of  two  brothers  who  fought  on  opposite  sides  in  the  Revolu- 
tion. 

A Loyal  Traitor.  Illus.  Harper.  $1.50.  Gr.  6-8. 

A clean  and  wholesome  romance  of  the  war  of  1812. 

Barry,  E.  B.  Little  Tong’s  Mission.  Illus.  Estes.  50c.  Gr.  5-6. 

Story  of  a cripple  and  his  influence  for  good. 

Little  Dick’s  Christmas.  Illus..  50c.  Gr.  5. 

Story  of  a child’s  influence  over  a hardened  old  man. 

Beckford,  William.  Vathek.  Illus.  Lippincott.  $1.25.  Gr. 
H.  S. 

An  extravagant  Oriental  romance  of  the  eighteenth  century;  an 
interesting  type  of  the  fiction  of  the  time. 

Bennett,  John.  Master  Skylark.  Illus.  Century.  $1.50. 

Gr.  6-. 

A story  of  Elizabethan  days,  with  a boy  and  a girl  as  hero  and  hero- 
ine, and  Shakespeare  and  Queen  Bess  among  the  characters. 

Blanchard,  Amy  E.  Bonnie  Leslie  of  the  Border.  Illus.  Wilde. 

$1.50.  Gr.  6-9. 

A story  of  pioneer  life  showing  the  important  part  played  by  women 
who  accompanied  husband  and  father  in  the  early  days. 


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Betty  of  Wye.  Illus.  Lippincott.  $1.25.  Gr.  6-< 

An  interesting  historical  story  (of  Maryland)  for  girls. 

Three  Pretty  Maids.  Illus.  Lippincott.  $1.25.  Gr.  6. 

Bonehill,  Ralph.  Three  Young  Ranchmen.  246  pp.  Saalfield. 
$1.00.  Gr.  6-7. 

Adventures  of  the  boys  on  an  Idaho  ranch. 

Bouvet,  Marguerite.  Sweet  William.  Illus.  McClurg.  $1.25. 
Gr.  5-7. 

The  romance  of  a little  child  of  medieval  France ; is  very  popular. 
A Child  of  Tuscany.  Illus.  McClurg.  $1.00.  Gr.  5-7. 

A charming  romance  of  a little  Italian  boy  who  was  stolen  in  baby- 
hood. 

Bernardo  and  Laurette.  Illus.  McClurg.  75c.  net. 

Gr.  5-7. 

The  story  of  two  little  children  of  the  Alps. 

Boyesen,  H.  H.  Modern  Vikings.  Illus.  Scribner.  $1.25.  Gr.  5-7. 
Stories  of  life  and  sports  in  the  Norseland  told  for  the  author’s  own 
children. 

Boyhood  in  Norway.  Illus.  Scribner.  $1.25.  Gr.  6-8. 

Brooks,  Elbridge  S.  A Boy  of  the  First  Empire.  320  pp.  Illus. 
Century.  $1.50.  Gr.  7-. 

Story  of  a boy  who  became  an  aide  to  Napoleon. 

Bronte,  Charlotte.  Jane  Eyre.  S.  L.  S.,  Rand.  60c.  Gr.  H.  S. 

A novel  of  the  first  half  of  the  nineteenth  century  that  was  almost 
epoch  making  in  English  fiction. 

Bulwer-Lytton,  E.  G.  Harold,  the  Last  of  the  Saxon  Kings.  S. 
L.  S.,  University.  30c.  Gr.  6-8. 

An  abridgment,  for  grammar  grades,  of  this  well-known  historical 
romance;  the  tale  remains  in  the  author’s  language. 

Harold,  the  Last  of  the  Saxon  Kings  (complete). 

Everyman’s  Library.  Dutton.  50c.  Gr.  H.  S. 

The  Last  of  the  Barons.  Everyman’s  Library.  Dutton. 

50c.  Gr.  H.  S. 

A tale  of  Warwick,  the  King  Maker,  and  Edward  IV. 

Last  Days  of  Pompeii.  192  pp.  S.  L.  S.,  University. 

30c.  Gr.  7. 

Abridged  for  the  well-known  romance  of  the  destruction  of  Pompeii. 
Burnett,  Frances  H.  Little  Lord  Fauntleroy.  Illus.  Scribner. 
$1.25.  Gr.  4-6. 

Sara  Crewe,  Little  Saint  Elizabeth,  and  Other  Stories 

(s.  s.).  Illus.  Scribner.  $1.25.  Gr.  4-6. 


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Editha’s  Burglar.  Illus.  Estes.  50c.  Gr.  4-6. 

Mrs.  Burnett’s  stories  are  improbable,  but  interesting  and  popular 
with  children. 

Butterworth,  Hezekiah.  The  Pilot  of  the  Mayflower.  Illus. 
Appleton.  $1.50.  Gr.  7-9. 

Little  Sky-High.  Illus.  Crowell.  35c.  Gr.  5-8. 

Byrne,  Mary  A.  Roy  and  Rosyrocks.  Illus.  Saalfield.  60c. 
Gr.  5-6. 

A Christmas  story,  telling  of  the  good  fortune  that  came  to  two  or- 
phans. 

Cable,  George.  The  Cable  Story  Book.  Ed.  by  Mary  E.  Burt 
and  Lucy  L.  Cable.  Scribner,  S.  S.  R.  50c.  net.  Gr. 
5-7* 

Selected  for  and  adapted  to  children  with  the  author’s  approval. 
'‘The  Children’s  New  Orleans,”  “The  Story  of  Bras-Coupe,”  “Greg- 
ory’s Island,”  etc. 

Carove,  F.  W.  The  Story  Without  an  End.  Illus.  H.  S.  C., 
Heath.  25c.  Gr.  3-5. 

Catherwood,  Mary  H.  The  Romance  of  Dollard.  Illus.  Cen- 
tury. $1.25.  Gr.  H.  S. 

A well  written  romance  of  New  France  in  the  seventeenth  century. 
Cervantes  Saavedra,  Miguel  de.  Don  Quixote  de  la  Mancha. 

Ed.  by  Mary  E.  Burt  and  Lucy  L.  Cable.  214  pp.  Illus. 
Scribner,  S.  S.  R.  50c.  Similar  edition  published  by 
Ginn,  50c.  Gr.  7-. 

A selection  from  the  great  Spanish  classic  of  stories  best  suited  for 
school  use,  carefully  edited.  The  story  of  the  poor,  mad  knight  should 
be  known  by  every  grammar  and  high  school  pupil. 

Chamisso,  Adelbert  von.  Peter  Schlemihl,  The  Man  Who  Lost 
His  Shadow.  118  pp.  Illus.  Ginn.  30c.  Gr.  6-. 
Chase,  Jessie  A.  Mayken.  219  pp.  Illus.  McClurg.  $1.00 
net.  Gr.  6-7. 

A romance  of  a little  Dutch  girl  at  the  period  of  the  Spanish  subju- 
gation of  the  Netherlands. 

Church,  Alfred  J.  Three  Greek  Children.  Illus.  Putnam. 
$1.25.  Gr.  H.  S. 

A tale  of  the  Peloponnesian  War,  for  young  people.  The  reader 
will  unconsciously  absorb  a great  deal  about  classical  times. 

The  Count  of  the  Saxon  Shore.  Illus.  Putnam. 

$1.25.  Gr.  H.  S. 

A tale  of  the  Romans  in  Britain. 

The  Hammer.  Illus.  Putnam.  $1.25.  Gr.  H.  S. 

A tale  of  Palestine  in  the  time  of  Judas  Maccabseus. 


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Clark,  Kate  Upson.  How  Dexter  Paid  His  Way.  Illus.  Crow- 
ell. 35c.  Gr.  5-8. 

Clemens,  Samuel  L.  Prince  and  Pauper.  Illus.  Harper.  $1.75. 
Gr.  5-7. 

An  exciting  story  of  Prince  Edward,  afterward  King  Edward  VI 
of  England,  and  the  accident  by  which  he  changes  places  for  a time 
with  a pauper  lad. 

Tom  Sawyer.  Illus.  Harper.  $1.75.  Gr.  6-. 

One  of  the  best  stories  of  boys  ever  told ; full  of  the  author’s  charac- 
teristic humor. 

The  Adventures  of  Huckleberry  Finn.  Illus.  Harper. 

$1.75.  Gr.  7-. 

A continuation  of  the  Tom  Sawyer  story,  by  some  considered  the 
best  of  Mark  Twain’s  works. 

Cody,  Sherwin.  A Selection  from  the  World’s  Greatest  Short 
Stories.  412  pp.  McClurg.  $1.00.  Gr.  6-. 

The  stories  included  are:  Patient  Griselda  from  the  Decameron; 
Aladdin  from  the  Arabian  Nights;  Rip  Van  Winkle,  by  Irving;  A 
Passion  in  the  Desert,  by  Balzac ; The  Christmas  Carol  and  a Child’s 
Dream  of  a Star,  by  Dickens;  A Princess’s  Tragedy,  by  Thackeray; 
The  Gold-bug,  by  Poe ; The  Great  Stone  Face,  by  Hawthorne ; The 
Necklace  and  The  String,  by  de  Maupassant;  The  Man  Who  Would  Be 
King,  by  Kipling ; How  Gavin  Birse  Put  It  to  Meg  Lownie,  by  Barrie ; 
On  the  Stairs,  by  Arthur  Morrison.  Critical  and  historical  comments. 

Comstock,  Harriett  T.  Tower  or  Throne.  274  pp.  Illus.  Lit- 
tle. $1.50.  Gr.  7-. 

An  interesting  romance  of  the  girlhood  of  Queen  Elizabeth,  especially 
interesting  to  girls. 

Then  Marched  the  Brave.  Illus.  Altemus.  50c. 

Gr.  7-. 

Coolidge,  Susan.  Mischief’s  Thanksgiving  (s.  s.).  244  pp* 

Illus.  Little.  $1.25.  Gr.  3-5. 

Fifteen  good  stories,  especially  suitable  for  girls ; some  interesting 
historical  and  geographical  sketches  are  included. 

— Just  Sixteen  (16  s.  s.).  304  pp.  Illus.  Little.  $1.25. 

Gr.  3-6. 

What  Katy  Did.  274  pp.  Illus.  Little.  $1.25.  Gr.  4-7. 

A wholesome  and  beautiful  story  of  home  life  for  girls. 

What  Katy  Did  at  School.  278  pp.  Illus.  Little. 

$1.25.  Gr.  4-7. 

A continuation  of  What  Katy  Did  and  a good  story  of  school  life. 
“Free  from  all  mawkishness,  cant,  and  goody-goodism.” — New  York 
Churchman. 


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The  New  Year’s  Bargain.  244  pp.  Illus.  Little. 

$1.25.  Gr.  3-5. 

A story  for  the  children  by  each  of  the  twelve  months. 

Cooper,  James  Fenimore.  Leather  Stocking  Tales.  5 vols.  The 
Deerslayer,  The  Last  of  the  Mohicans,  The  Pathfinder, 
The  Pioneers,  The  Prairie.  Illus.  Astor  Library  of 
Prose,  Crowell.  60c.  each.  Gr.  7. 

The  Last  of  the  Mohicans  is  published  in  various  series  of  College 
Entrance  Classics;  e g.  in  the  Macmillan  Pocket  Classics,  25c;  Lake 
English  Classics,  Scott,  40c ; Standard  English  Classics,  Ginn.  50c. 
This  famous  series  by  one  of  the  greatest  American  writers  has  al- 
ways been  a prime  favorite  with  boys.  The  first  of  the  series  is  a 
story  of  Indian  warfare  in  New  York  in  Colonial  times,  the  second  a 
story  of  the  French  and  Indian  war,  and  so  on. 

The  Spy.  Illus.  Astor  Library  of  Prose,  Crowell. 

60c.  Gr.  H.  S.  An  abridgment  for  young  pupils  in  S. 
L.  S.,  University.  128  pp.  20c.  Gr.  7-. 

An  admirable  novel  of  character  and  adventure;  the  scene  is  the 
“neutral  grounds”  around  White  Plains  during  the  time  of  the  Revo- 
lution. 

Sea  Tales.  5 vols.  The  Pilot,  The  Red  Rover,  The 

Water  Witch,  The  Two  Admirals,  The  Wing-and-Wing. 
Astor  Library  of  Prose,  Crowell.  60c.  each.  Gr.  7-. 

Among  the  best  novels  of  the  sea  ever  written.  The  Pilot  is  the 
story  of  a secret  expedition  of  Paul  Jones  to  the  English  coast.  The 
Red  Rover  a stirring  romance  of  piracy  at  the  time  of  the  French  and 
Indian  war. 

Costello,  F.  H.  Nelson’s  Yankee  Boy.  Illus.  Holt.  $1.50. 
Gr.  6-8. 

The  adventures  of  a plucky  New  Englander  at  Trafalgar  and  else- 
where, and  later  in  the  war  of  1812.  , 

A Tar  of  the  Old  School.  Illus.  Estes.  $1.00.  Gr.  6-8. 

A sea  tale  of  adventure  with  Barbarv  pirates. 

Craddock,  Charles  Egbert,  pseud.,  see  Murfree,  Mary  N. 

Culbertson,  Anne  V.  At  the  Big  House.  Illus.  Bobbs.  $1.25. 
Gr.  6-. 

Animal  folk  tales  of  the  South  told  by  two  “Mammies”  to  three  chil- 
dren on  a Virginia  plantation.  “It  is  a charmihg  book."- — Joel  Chand- 
ler Harris. 

Dalton,  William.  The  White  Elephant.  Illus.  McKay.  75c. 
Gr.  6-8. 

Dana,  Richard  H.,  Jr.  Two  Years  Before  the  Mast.  Ed.  and 
abridged  for  school  reading  by  Edward  R.  Shaw.  180 


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pp.  S.  L.  S.,  University.  30c.  Gr.  6-.  Complete  text 
in  R.  L.  S.,  Houghton,  470  pp.,  60c. 

With  a view  to  curing  a weakness  of  the  eyes  the  author  left  Har- 
vard College  in  1834  and  undertook  a long  voyage  as  a common  sailor. 
He  wrote  this  story  from  his  journal  after  his  return  and  it  made  him 
famous.  This  edition  is  considerably  reduced  in  length  and  contains  a 
glossary  of  nautical  terms  and  a cut  showing  parts  and  sails  of  a brig. 

Defoe,  Daniel.  Robinson  Crusoe.  R.  S.  L.,  Houghton.  Half 
leather.  Illus.  60c.  net.  Gr.  5-8. 

Diaz,  Abby  Morton.  The  Flatiron  and  the  Red  Cloak.  Illus. 
Crowell.  35c.  Gr.  5-8. 

Dickens,  Charles.  Twelve  Christmas  Stories.  Edited  by  Jane 
Gordon.  304  pp.  A.  B.  Co.  50c.  Gr.  5-8. 

Includes  A Christmas  Carol,  but  not  The  Cricket  on  the  Hearth. 

The  Cricket  on  the -Hearth.  Illus.  Rand.  30c.  Gr.  7-. 

This  charming  story  is  one  of  the  best  for  introduction  to  Dickens. 

A Tale  of  Two  Cities.  R.  L.  S.,  Houghton.  40c.  Gr. 

H.  S.  An  edition  slightly  abridged  for  younger  pupils 
is  published  by  the  A.  B.  Co.  304  pp.  Illus.  50c. 

The  two  cities  are  Paris  and  London;  the  time  that  of  the  French 
Revolution.  One  of  Dickens’  strongest  stories  and  now  among  Col- 
lege Entrance  requirements. 

Little  Nell  (123  pp.,  from  the  Old  Curiosity  Shop); 

Paul  Dombey  (128  pp.,  from  Dombey  and  Son)  ; David 
Copperfield’s  Childhood  (204  pp.,  from  David  Copper- 
field)  ; A Tale  of  Two  Cities  (256  pp.),  are  in  the  S.  L. 
S.,  University,  abridged  and  edited  for  grammar  school 
pupils.  The  first  two  are  20c.  each,  the  rest  30c. 
each.  Little  Nell  (236  pp.),  Paul  Dombey  (194  pp.), 
•Educ.  Pub.  Co.,  50c.  each.  Gr.  4-5. 

Dodge,  Mary  Mapes.  Donald  and  Dorothy.  355  pp.  Illus. 
Century.  $1.50.  Gr.  5-8. 

The  interesting  story  of  a merry  boy  and  girl,  with  a spice  of 
mystery. 

The  Land  of  Pluck.  313  pp.  Illus.  Century.  $1.50. 

Gr.  4-7. 

A series  of  stories  and  sketches,  chiefly  of  Holland. 

— Hans  Brinker ; or,  The  Silver  Skates.  393  pp.  Gr.  5-8. 

A story  of  boys  and  girls  of  Holland,  depicting  the  pluck,  patience, 
and  perseverance  of  the  Dutch. 

Doubleday,  Russell.  Cattle  Ranch  to  College.  347  pp.  Illus. 
Doubleday.  $1.25  net.  Gr.  7-. 

A story  largely  based  on  truth  of  a boy’s  life  in  the  far  West  at  ten 
years  of  age.  Among  the  exciting  experiences  are  fighting  Indians, 
hunting,  mining,  “broncho-busting,”  and  chasing  desperadoes. 


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Douglas,  Marian.  In  the  Poverty  Year.  Illus.  Crowell.  35c. 
Gr.  5-8. 

A story  of  1816. 

Douglas,  Amanda  M.  Clover’s  Princess.  Illus.  Altemus.  50c. 
Gr.  6-8. 

Doyle,  A.  Conan.  Micah  Clarke.  Winston.  75c.  Gr.  H.  S. 

A story  of  the  Monmouth  rebellion  in  England  ; an  excellent  histor- 
ical novel. 

Drysdale,  William.  The  Beach  Patrol.  318  pp.  Illus.  Wilde. 
$1.50.  Gr.  5-8. 

A story  of  the  United  States  Life  Saving  Service. 

Cadet  Standish  of  the  St.  Louis.  354  pp.  $1.50.  Gr.  6-. 

Story  of  a boy’s  adventure  on  one  of  our-  cruisers  in  Cuban  waters 
during  the  Spanish- American  war;* well  told. 

The  Young  Consul.  356  pp.  Illus.  Wilde.  $1.50. 

Gr.  5. 

An  interesting  and  instructive  story  of  our  consular  service. 

Dunn,  Byron  A.  General  Nelson's  Scout.  Illus.  McClurg. 
$1.25.  Gr.  6-. 

On  General  Thomas’s  Staff.  Illus.  McClurg.  Gr.  6-. 

These  are  two  interesting  stories  of  Fred  Shackelford,  a boy  hero  in 
the  Union  Army.  A good  picture  of  the  Civil  War  times,  and  showing 
something  of  the  view-point  of  each  side..  These  two,  with  Battling  for 
Atlanta . From  Atlanta  to  the  Sea.  and  Raiding  with  Morgan,  con- 
stitute the  “Young  Kentuckian  Series.” 

Earle,  Mabel.  New  Fortunes.  268  pp.  6 Illus.  Barnes.  $1.25. 
Gr.  5-8. 

A wholesome  story  for  girls. 

Edgeworth,  Maria.  Waste  Not,  Want,  and  Other  Stories.  Ed. 

by  M.  V.  O’Shea.  Illus.  H.  S.  C.,  Heath.  20c.  Gr.  2-4. 
A large  collection  of  the  same  stories  is  published  by  the  A.  B.  Co., 
260  pp.,  illus.,  50c. 

The  stories  all  have  a moral,  but  none  the  less  are  interesting  read- 
ing. 

Eggleston,  Edward.  The  Hoosier  School  Boy.  130  pp.  Illus. 
Scribner,  S.  S.  R.  50c.  net.  Gr.  5-. 

A popular  juvenile  of  absorbing  interest,  arranged  by  the  author  for 
school  reading,  with  helpful  notes. 

Eggleston,  George  C.  Running  the  River.  295  pp.  Illus. 
Barnes.  $1.50.  Gr.  6-8. 

“A  story  of  adventure  and  success”  in  the  middle  West. 

The  Bale  Marked  Circle  X.  Illus.  Lee.  $1.50.  Gr.  6-9. 

Tale  of  a blockade-running  adventure. 


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Eliot,  George.  Silas  Marner.  Ed.  by  J.  Rose  Colby,  with  intro- 
duction and  notes.  309  pp.  Appleton.  30c.  Gr.  H. 
S.  Published  in  numerous  series  of  College  Entrance 
texts. 

This  classic  novel  should  be  read  by  every  high  school  pupil. 

Ewing,  Juliana  H.  Jackanapes.  Ed.  by  W.  P.  Trent.  63  pp. 
Illus.  H.  S.  C.,  Heath.  20c.  Gr.  4-6. 

A most  charming  and  artistic  piece  of  juvenile  fiction;  the  story  of 
a brave  English  soldier  boy  who  gave  up  his  life  for  a friend.  A 
pathetic  tale,  yet  full  of  tender  humor  and  wholesome  sentiment. 

The  Story  of  a Short  Life.  Ed.  by  T.  M.  Balliet.  80  pp. 

Illus.  H.  S.  C.,  Heath.  20c.  Gr.  4-6. 

The  story  of  a little  cripple  who  longed  to  be  a soldier,  who  fought  a 
battle  “a  kingly  crown  to  gain,”  and  proved  that  he  possessed  a soldier’s 
spirit. 

Jackanapes,  and  Other  Tales  (s.  s.).  227  pp.  Little. 

50c.  Gr.  4-6. 

Contains  “Jackanapes,”  “Daddy  Darwin  Dovecot,”  and  “The  Story 
of  a Short  Life.” 

Jan  of  the  Windmill.  310  pp.  Illus.  Little.  50c. 

Gr.  4-7. 

About  a manly  lad  left  in  early  boyhood  with  a miller’s  wife ; he 
grows  up  to  be  a great  artist. 

Melchior’s  Dream  (s*.  s.).  356  pp.  Little.  50c.  Gr.  4-8. 

Includes,  besides  the  title  story,  Friedrich’s  Ballad,  A Bit  of  Green, 
A Happy  Family,  Monsieur  the  Viscount’s  Friend,  etc  All  excellent 
stories. 

— Mrs.  Overtheway’s  Remembrances  (s.  s.).  274  pp. 

Illus.  Little.  50c.  Gr.  5-7. 

An  old  lady  tells  a series  of  stories  to  a little  invalid  girl. 

Fern,  George  M.  Grand  Chaco.  Illus.  McKay.  75c.  Gr.  6-8. 

Flesche,  Francis  la.  The  Middle  Five.  Illus.  Small.  $1.25. 
Gr.  6-. 

A story  of  Indian  boys  at  school,  told  by  an  Indian,  and  illustrated 
by  Angel  de  Cora,  an  Indian  artist. 

Ford,  Paul  Leister.  The  Honorable  Peter  Stirling.  Holt.  $1.50. 
Gr.  H.  S. 

A novel  of  modern  political  life,  pronounced  by  the  Atlantic  Monthly 
“timely,  manly,  and  eminently  suggestive.” 

Gasicell,  Elizabeth  C.  Cranford.  Macmillan  Pocket  Classics. 
25c.  Gr.  H.  S. 

A study  of  character  in  a little  old-fashioned  town. 


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Gilman,  Bradley.  The  Kingdom  of  Coins.  82  pp.  Illus.  Lit- 
tle. 50c.  Gr.  3-6. 

“A  bright  little  storv  of  the  coins  of  fable  and  romance.” — Literary 
World. 

Goldsmith,  Oliver.  The  Vicar  of  Wakefield.  Ginn  & Co.  30c. 

In  any  series  of  College  Entrance  requirements,  at  a 
moderate  price.  Gr.  H.  S. 

Goodwin,  Maud  Wilder.  White  Aprons.  338  pp.  Illus.  Little. 
$1.50.  Gr.  H.  S. 

A romance  of  Bacon’s  rebellion  in  Virginia,  in  1676,  that  is  also 
interesting  historically. 

Goulding,  F.  R.  The  Young  Marooners.  Edited  and  adapted  for 
schools.  176  pp.  Illus.  S.  L.  S.,  University.  30c. 
Gr.  5-7. 

A story  of  the  Florida  coast. 

Graydon,  William  M.  The  Rajah’s  Fortress.  Illus.  McKay. 
75c.  Gr.  6-8. 

With  Puritan  and  Pequot.  Illus.  Penn.  $1.25.  Gr.  6-. 

A colonial  story  of  adventure  introducing  Roger  Williams  and 
Miles  Standish. 

Griffis,  William  E.  The  Pathfinders  of  the  Revolution.  316  pp. 
Illus.  Wilde.  $1.50.  Gr.  7-. 

A story  of  the  great  march  into  the  wilderness  and  lake  region  of 
New  York  in  1779. 

Grinnell,  George  B.  Jack  the  Young  Ranchman.  Stokes. 
$1.25.  Gr.  6-. 

An  exciting  tale  of  the  West. 

Jack  Among  the  Indians.  Stokes.  $1.25.  Gr.  6-. 

“A  boy’s  summer  on  the  buffalo  plains.” 

Habberton,  John.  Trif  and  Trixy.  Illus.  Altemus.  50c.  Gr.  6-7. 

Hale,  Edward  Everett.  The  Man  Without  a Country.  60  pp. 

Little.  50c.  Illus.  Edition  (50  pictures,  106  pp.), 
75c.  Published  by  Flanagan  at  30c.  Gr.  6-. 

The  strange  story  of  a young  officer  of  the  American  army,  involved 
in  treason  with  Aaron  Burr,  who  when  court-mart’aled,  wished  he 
might  never  hear  of  the  United  States  again.  He  was  sentenced  to 
have  his  wish,  and  spent  the  rest  of  his  life  as  a ‘‘man  without  a 
country.” 

In  His  Name.  265  pp.  Little.  $1.00.  Gr.  7-. 

A story  of  the  Waldenses,  and  of  France  in  their  time,  six  hundred 
years  ago. 


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Hale,  Edward  Everett,  Jr.,  ed.  American  Stories.  270  pp. 

Globe.  40c.  Gr.  6-. 

Contains  Irving’s  Rip  Van  Winkle  and  Legend  of  Sleepy  Hollow, 
Hawthorne’s  The  Great  Stone  Face  and  The  Gray  Champion,  Poe’s  A 
Descent  Into  the  Maelstrom,  O’Brien’s  The  Diamond  Lens,  Hale’s  My 
Double  and  The  Man  Without  a Country. 

Harbour,  J.  L.  Marcia  and  the  Major.  Illus.  Crowell.  35c. 

Gr.  5-8. 

Harraden,  Beatrice.  Things  Will  Take  a Turn.  Illus.  Scribner. 

50c.  Published  by  Flanagan  at  35c.  Gr.  5-7. 

“The  story  of  a sunny-hearted  child,  Rosebud,  who  assists  her  grand- 
father in  his  dusty  second-hand  book-shop.” 

Hawthorne,  Nathaniel.  Twice  Told  Tales  (40  of  the  best).  R. 

L.  S.,  Houghton.  60c.  Gr.  H.  S. 

(Some  stories  may  be  read  by  younger  pupils). 

House  of  the  Seven  Gables.  R.  L.  S.,  Houghton.  60c. 

Gr.  H.  S. 

The  two  volumes  will  give  an  excellent  introduction  to  one  of  the 
greatest  writers  America  has  produced. 

Hearn,  Lafcadio.  A Japanese  Miscellany.  305  pp.  Illus.  Lit- 
tle. $1.25.  Gr.  H.  S. 

Seven  “Strange  Stories,”  with  “Folklore  Gleanings”  and  “Studies 
Here  and  There.” 

Henty,  George  A.  The  Cat  of  Bubastes;  a Tale  of  Ancient  Egypt. 

Winston.  50c.  Gr.  6-. 

Regarded  as  literature  the  Henty  books  are  of  decidedly  mediocre 
quality.  But  a few  of  them  should  be  in  every  school  library  as  an 
introduction  to  better.  The  boy  who  cannot  leave  his  “dime  novel”  for 
Scott  may  do  so  with  Henty  as  a stepping-stone.  His  heroes  are  brave, 
honest,  and  loyal,  if  absurd  in  other  particulars.  Select  titles  from 
foreign  subjects,,  as  American  tales  are  grossly  untrue  to  conditions. 
The  following  are  suggested:  By  England’s  Aid  (freeing  of  the 
Netherlands),  Bonnie  Prince  Charlie  (young  Charles  Stewart,  Pre- 
tender), The  Dragon  and  the  Raven  (days  of  King  Alfred),  In  Free- 
dom’s Cause  (Bruce  and  Wallace),  St  George  for  England  (Crecy 
and  Poitiers),  With  Clive  in  India,  By  Pike  and  Dike  (Spanish  in  the 
Netherlands),  Lion  of  the  North,  Maori  and  Settler  (of  New  Zealand). 
There  are  numerous  editions  besides  the  above. 

Tales  from  Henty.  240  pp.  Illus.  Educ.  Pub  Co.,  50c. 

. Gr.  s-6. 

Arranged  and  adapted  for  younger  readers. 

Home  and  School  Stories  (s.  s..).  Illus.  Saalfield.  $1.00. 

Gr.  3-8. 

A collection  of  stories  by  George  C.  Eggleston,  Mary  E.  Wilkins, 
Margaret  Sidnev,  Susan  Coolidge  and  others,  for  children  of  all  ages 
in  the  elementary  school. 


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Hopkins,  William  J.  The  Sandman;  His  Farm  Stories;  The 
Sandman;  More  Farm  Stories.  Page.  $1.50  each. 
“Children  will  call  for  these  stories  over  and  over  again.” — Chicago 
Evening  Post. 

Howells,  William  Dean.  A Boy’s  Town.  247  pp.  Harper. 
$1.25.  Gr.  7-. 

A humorous  story  of  a band  of  boys  in  an  Ohio  town. 

Hoyt,  Deristhe  L.  Barbara’s  Heritage.  350  pp.  Illus.  Wilde. 
$1.50.  Gr.  7-. 

A study  of  the  old  Italian  masters  through  the  medium  of  a story. 
Hughes,  Thomas.  Tom  Brown’s  School  Days.  R.  L.  S.,  Hough- 
ton. 50c.  Gr.  6-8.  Also  in  Everyman’s  Library,  Dut- 
ton, 50  c. 

A lively  narrative  of  school  boy  days  in  England.  Rugby  under  the 
great  Dr.  Arnold. 

Hugo,  Victor.  Jean  Valjean  (from  Les  Miserables).  1022  pp. 
Ginn.  90c.  Gr.  H.  S. 

Hugo’s  great  masterpiece  tells  the  story  of  the  transformation  of  a 
French  convict  into  a hero  and  philanthropist.  It  cannot  fail  to  be 
inspiring. 

Ninety-three.  Abridged  and  edited  for  grammar  school 

pupils.  157  pp.  S.  L.  S.,  University.  30c.  Gr.  7-. 

A story  of  adventure  during  the  French  Revolution. 

Hyde,  Mary  C.  Goostie.  no  pp.  Illus.  Little.  50c.  Gr.  3-5. 

Story  of  a German  child’s  life  in  New  York. 

Ingelow,  Jean.  Mopsa  the  Fairy.  244  pp.  Little.  $1.25.  Also 
in  C.  F.  C.,  Crowell.  60c.  Gr.  4-6. 

Irving,  Fanny  B.  Six  Girls.  Illus.  Estes.  $1.25.  Gr.  6-8. 

A popular  story  by  a niece  of  Washington  Irving. 

Irving,  Washington.  Knickerbocker  Stories,  edited  with  intro- 
duction and  notes  by  E.  E.  Hale,  Jr.  140  pp.  S.  L.  S., 
University.  30c.  Gr.  6-. 

Contains  Rip  Van  Winkle,  The  Legend  of  Sleepy  Hollow,  The  Storm 
Ship,  Wolfert’s  Roost,  and  several  selections  from  the  famous  Knicker- 
bocker’s History  of  Nezv  York.  These  delightful  tales  need  no  new 
praise. 

The  Sketch  Book : Stories.  S.  L.  S.,  University.  20c. 

Gr.  6-. 

Contains  “The  Broken  Heart,”  “Rip  Van  Winkle,”  “The  Legend  of 
Sleepy  Hollow,”  “The  Inn  Kitchen,”  “The  Spectre  Bridegroom,” 
“The  Widow  and  Her  Son,*  “The  -Angler  ” 

Tales  of  the  Alhambra  (introduction  and  explanatory 

notes).  128  pp.  S.  L.  S.,  University.  30c.  Gr.  6-. 
Sketches  of  the  Alhambra,  its  founder,  its  finisher,  etc.,  are  followed 
by  seven  romantic  tales. 


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Tales  of  a Traveler.  551  pp.  Scott.  40c.  Gr.  7-. 

Nine  of' the  “Strange  Stories  by  a Nervous  Gentleman,”  ten  narra- 
tives of  “Buckthorne  and  His  Friends,”  eight  tales  of  the  “Italian 
Banditti,”  and  five  of  the  “Money-Diggers.”  Rip  Van  Winkle  and  The 
Legend  of  Sleepy  Hollow  are  also  included. 

Dolph  Heyliger.  123  pp.  Illus.  3 maps.  H.  S.  C., 

Heath.  25c.  Gr.  7-. 

A story  from  “Bracabridge  Hall,”  giving  an  interesting  picture  of 
colonial  New  York. 

Jackson,  Helen  Hunt.  Ramona.  490  pp.  Little.  $1.50.  Gr.  7-. 
Pronounced  by  the  Atlantic  Monthly  “one  of  the  most  artistic  crea- 
tions of  American  literature.”  A romance  of  the  Pacific  coast. 

Nelly’s  Silver  Mine.  379  pp.  Illus.  Little.  $1.50. 

Gr.  5-7. 

Jamison,  Mrs.  C.  V.  Lady  Jane.  246  pp.  Illus.  Century.  $1.50. 
Gr.  5-. 

An  interesting  story  of  life  in  New  Orleans. 

Johnson,  Mrs.  Clarke.  Her  College  Days.  Illus.  Penn.  $1.25. 
Gr.  6-. 

Johnston,  Annie  F.  The  Little  Colonel,  The  Giant  Scissors,  Two 
Little  Knights  of  Kentucky,  Ole  Mammy’s  Torment. 
Illus.  Cosy  Corner  Series,  Page.  50c.  each.  Gr.  5-7. 

“Little  Colonel”  is  a little  Kentucky  girl ; the  two  knights  are  her 
neighbors  who  were  inspired  by  the  high  ideals  of  King  Arthur  and 
His  Round  Table;  “Mammy’s  Torment”  relates  the  haps  and  mishaps 
of  a small  negro  lad,  led  by  kindness  to  a knowledge  of  the  right. 

Kaler,  J.  O.  Left  Behind  (or,  Ten  Days  a Newsboy),  Toby  Tyler 
(or,  Ten  Weeks  with  a Circus),  Mr.  Stubb’s  Brother 
(about  the  monkey  whose  career  is  set  forth  in  Toby 
Tyler),  Silent  Pete  (or,  The  Stowaways),  Tim  and  Tip 
(a  small  boy  who  runs  away  from  a cruel  guardian  and 
. an  ugly  little  dog  who  shares  his  adventures).  Illus. 
Young  People  Series.  Harper.  60c.  each.  Gr.  4-6. 

When  Dewey  Came  to  Manila.  Illus.  Estes.  75c. 

Gr.  6-7. 

Jenny  Wren’s  Boarding  House.  Illus.  Estes.  $1.25. 

Gr.  6-7. 

A story  of  newsboy  life  in  New  York. 

At  the  Siege  of  Quebec.  Illus.  Penn.  $1.25.  Gr.  6-. 

A graphic  account  of  Benedict  Arnold’s  forced  march  through  the 
Maine  wilderness  to  join  Montgomery  in  the  attack  on  Quebec. 


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Telegraph  Tom’s  Venture.  228  pp.  Illus.  Saalfield. 

$1.00.  Gr.  6-8. 

The  adventures  of  a boy  who  aided  an  officer  in  working  up  a 
famous  case. 

Kelly,  Myra.  Little  Citizens.  Illus.  353  pp.  McClure.  $1.50. 
Gr.  6-. 

Stories  of  school  life  in  the  poorer,  sections  of  New  York  by  a former 
teacher.  The  Outlook  says  of  the  collection:  “No  more  lifelike, 
laughable,  touching,  and  thoroughly  human  writing  has  appeared  among 
our  admirable  short  stories  of  late  years.” 

Kennedy,  John  P.  Horse-Shoe  Robinson.  Abridged  and  edited 
for  young  people.  192  pp.  S.  L.  S.,  University.  30c. 
Gr.  6-. 

An  historical  novel  of  the  Revolutionary  period  by  a Maryland  writer 
popular  in  first  half  of  the  last  century. 

King,  Charles.  Trooper  Ross  and  Signal  Butte.  Illus.  Lippin- 
cott.  $1.00.  Gr.  7-. 

Stories  of  frontier  life  and  Indian  warfare. 

Kingsley,  Charles.  Westward  Ho!  (an  episode  from  the  novel, 
edited  with  introduction  and  notes  by  E.  E.  Hale,  Jr.). 
164  pp.  S.  L.  S.,  University.  30c.  Gr.  6-. 

A good  introduction  to  the  original,  an  Elizabethan  romance  of  the 
Spanish  Main. 

Westward  Ho!  (complete).  Astor  Library  of  Prose, 

Crowell.  60c.  Gr.  7-. 

One  of  the  finest  romances  of  the  sea  and  adventure. 

Hypatia.  Independent  Series,  Rand.  Illus.  $1.00. 

Also  in  Astor  Library  of  Prose,  Crowell.  60c.  Gr.  H.  S. 

A famous  picture  of  Hellenic  Egypt  in  the  fifth  century  A.  D.,  telling 
of  the  war  between  paganism  and  Christianity.  Greeks,  Romans,  Goths, 
and  other  nationalities  are  among  the  characters. 

Kingsley,  Florence  M.  An  Unrecorded  Miracle.  Illus.  Altemus. 
50c.  Gr.  6-8. 

Kipling,  Rudyard.  Captains  Courageous.  Illus.  Century.  $1.50. 
Gr.  7-. 

Life  on  the  fishing  schooners  on  the  Newfoundland  banks,  as  seen 
by  a rich,  spoiled  boy  who  falls  overboard  from  an  Atlantic  liner  and 
is  picked  up  by  the  _ fishermen.  The  harsh  lingo  of  the  fishermen 
presents  some  difficulties. 

Lillie,  Lucy  C.  Mildred’s  Bargain,  and  Other  Stories  (s.  s.). 

232  pp.  Illus.  Young  People  Series,  Harper.  60c. 
Gr.  4-6. 

“The  stories  are  exceedingly  interesting,  and  are  made  the  vehicle  of 
useful  moral  lessons.” — Boston  Transcript. 


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t Nan.  202  pp.  Ulus.  Young  People  Series,  Harper. 

6oc.  Gr.  4-6. 

Little  Lads  ; Little  Lassies.  Illus.  Saalfield.  75c.  each.  Gr.  3-8. 
Collection  for  children  of  various  grades  in  the  elementary  school,  by 
George  C.  Eggleston,  Mary  E.  Wilkins,  Margaret  Sidney,  Susan  Cool- 
idge,  and  others. 

London,  Jack.  The  Cruise  of  the  Dazzler.  250  pp.  Illus.  Cen- 
tury. $1.00.  Gr.  7-. 

An  exciting  story  of  a boy  who  ran  away  to  sea,  with  a picture  of 
pirates  of  the  Pacific  coast. 

Lothrop,  Harriet  M.  S.  Five  Little  Peppers  and  How  They 
Grew.  Illus.  Lothrop.  50c.  Gr.  5-7. 

— Five  Little  Peppers  Midway.  Illus.  Lothrop.  $1.50. 

Gr.  5-7. 

Five  Little  Peppers  Grown  Up.  Illus.  Lothrop.  $1.50. 

Gr.  6-7. 

“All  about  Polly  Peppers  and  her  brothers  and  little  Phronsie,”  their 
doings  in  the  little  brown  house,  what  they  did  in  the  city,  their  Christ- 
mas at  Dunraven,  etc. 

Madden,  Eva.  The  Little  Queen.  240  pp.  Illus.  Wilde.  $1.00. 
Gr.  6-. 

Madison,  Lucy  Foster.  A Maid  of  the  First  Century.  Penn. 
$1.25.  Gr.  6-. 

About  a little  maid  of  Palestine  who  goes  in  search  of  her  father, 
who  had  been  taken  a slave  to  Rome. 

A Maid  at  King  Alfred’s  Court.  Illus.  Penn.  $1.25. 

Gr.  6-. 

Martin,  George  Madden.  Emmy  Lou.  'Illus.  McClure.  $1.50. 
Gr.  7-. 

“A  thing  for  both  laughter  and  tears  ...  a classic  of  child  life 
which  cannot  soon  be  forgotten.” — Louisville  Post. 

Martineau,  Harriet.  The  Peasant  and  the  Prince.  210  pp. 

Illus.  Ginn.  40c.  Also  in  S.  L.  S.,  University,,  30c., 
and  in  R.  L.  S.,  Houghton,  40c.  Gr.  6-. 

A vivid  picture,  written  for  young  people,  of  the  condition  of  France 
at  the  outbreak  of  the  French  Revolution. 

The  Crofton  Boys.  183  pp.  Illus.  H.  S.  C.,  Heath. 

30c.  Gr.  5-7. 

A story  of  school  boy  life  early  in  the  last  century. 

Marryat,  Frederick.  Masterman  Ready : or,  The  Wreck  of  the 
Pacific.  Astor  Library  of  Prose,  Crowell.  60c.  Gr. 
6-8. 

A story  of  shipwreck  and  life  on  a crusoe  island ; an  old-fashioned 
but  interesting  story  for  children. 


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May,  Sophie.  Dotty  Dimple  Series.  6 vols.  75c.  each.  Lee. 
Gr.  4-6. 

This  popular  series  tells,  in  the  six  volumes,  of  Dotty  at  her  grand- 
mother’s, at  home,  out  West,  at  play,  at  school,  and  of  “Dotty  Dimple’s 
Flyaway.” 

Little  Prudy  Stories.  ■ 6 vols.  75c.  each.  Lee.  Gr.  4-6. 

“Little  Prudy,”  “Little  Prudy’s  Sister  Susy,”  “Little  Prudy’s  Captain 
Horace,”  “Little  Prudy’s  Story  Book,”  “Little  Prudy’s  Cousin  Grace,” 
“Little  Prudy’s  Dotty  Dimple.” 

Melville,  Herman.  Moby  Dick : or,  The  White  Whale.  545  pp. 
Illus.  Estes.  $1.25.  Gr.  H.  S. 

A tale  of  whale-fishing  in  the  Pacific,  full  of  romance  and  adventure. 
There  has  been  some  revival  of  interest  in  the  author’s  works,  which 
were  published  in  the  first  half  of  the  last  century;  Robert  Louis 
Stevenson  praised  them  highly,  and  Prof.  W.  P.  Trent  pronounces 
Moby  Dick  “one  of  the  most  interesting  sea  stories  written  since  the 
days  of  Cooper.” 

Typee.  Ed.  by  W.  P.  Trent.  316  pp.  Illus.  H.  S.  C., 

Heath.  45c.  Gr.  7-. 

This  edition  contains  map  diagram  of  a sailing  ship.  The  book  is 
largely  a narrative  of  actual  experiences ; an  exceedingly  interesting 
account  of  life  in  the  South  seas,  but  full  of  exciting  adventure.  The 
style  is  more  simple  and  sincere  than  that  of  Moby  Dick. 

Michaelis,  Karin.  Andrea.  Tr.  from  the  Danish  by  Nilsen 
Lamvik.  McClure.  $1.00.  Gr.  6-. 

A story  of  child  life  that  has  won  wide  popularity  in  Denmark  and 
Germany. 

Mitchell,  S.  Weir.  Hugh  Wynne,  Free  Quaker.  567  pp.  Illus. 
Century.  Gr.  H.  S.  $1.50. 

The  story  of  a lieutenant-cglonel  on  Washington’s  staff ; a well-told 
story  and  an  admirable  picture  of  the  times. 

Moles  worth,  Mary  L.  /‘Carrots,”  etc.  (s.  s.).  Macmillan.  $1.50. 
Also  in  C.  F.  C.,  Crowell.  Illus.  60c.  Gr.  4-6. 

How  a motherly  little  girl  cared  for  her  younger  brother.  Other 
stories  included  are  “A  Christmas  Child,”  “The  Carved  Lions,”  “The 
’Oriel  Windows.” 

Moulton,  Louise  C.  Bed-Time  Stories  (s.  s.).  239  pp.  Illus. 

Little.  $1.25.  Gr.  4-6. 

Munroe,  Kirk.  The  Blue  Dragon.  Harper.  $1.25.  Gr.  6-. 

A story  of  recent  adventures  in  China. 

The  Painted  Desert.  Illus.  Harper.  $1.25.  Gr.  6-8. 

The  search  for  a diamond  mine  in  northern  Arizona. 

The  Flamingo  Feather.  256  pp.  Illus.  Young  People 

Series,  Harper.  60c.  Gr.  5-7. 

The  exciting  adventures  of  a sixteenth  century  boy  among  Spaniards 
and  Indians  in  Florida. 


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Murfree,  Mary  N.  The  Bushwhackers,  and  Other  Stories.  312 
pp.  Duffield.  $1.25.  Gr.  7-. 

Contains  the  title  story,  “The  Panther  of  Jolton’s  Ridge,”  and  “The 
Exploit  of  Choolah,  the  Chickasaw.”  Stories  of  the  Tennessee 
Mountains. 

The  Young  Mountaineers  (s.  s.).  Illus.  Houghton. 

$1.50.  Gr.  7-. 

Stories  of  boy  life  in  the  Tennessee  Mountains. 

Ogden,  Ruth.  A Loyal  Little  Red  Coat.  Illus.  Stokes.  $1.50. 
Gr.  5-8. 

A story  of  child  life  in  New  York  in  Revolutionary  days. 
Ollivant,  Alfred.  Bob,  Son  of  Battle.  315  pp.  Illus.  Double- 
day. $1.50.  Gr.  7-. 

A strong  romantic  story  of  shepherds  and  shepherd  dogs  in  the  north 
of  England. 

Otis,  James,  pseud. , see  Kaler,  J.  O. 

Oxley,  J.  MacDonald.  Family  on  Wheels.  Illus.  Crowell. 

75c.  Gr.  6-. 

A tale  of  orphan  children  and  their  unique  way  of  earning  a living. 
Page,  Thomas  Nelson.  Among  the  Camps.  Illus.  Scribner. 

$1.50.  Gr.  5-. 

Stories  of  the  war  for  young  folks. 

Two  Little  Confederates.  Illus.  Scribner.  $1.50.  Gr.  5-. 

The  story  of  two  boys  on  a Virginia  plantation  during  the  war,  and 
their  adventures  with  the  soldiers  of  both  armies. 

Two  Prisoners.  82  pp.  Illus.  in  color.  Harper.  $1.00. 

Qr.  6-8. 

Story  of  a little  bed-ridden  cripple,  and  how  she  made  the  acquaint- 
ance of  a child  of  wealth  and  how  mutual  happiness  came  of  it. 

Paine,  Albert  Bigelow.  The  Wanderings  of  Joe  and  Little  Em. 
Illus.  Altemus.  50c.  Gr.  6-7. 

Paulding,  James  K.  The  Dutchman’s  Fireside.  Abridged  and 
edited  for  young  people.  128  pp.  S.  L.  S.,  University. 
20c.  Gr.  6-. 

An  interesting  novel  of  colonial  life  in  New  York.  The  author  was 
a contemporary  of  Irving,  with  whom  he  collaborated  in  several  works. 

Perry,  Nora.  A Rosebud  Garden  of  Girls  (s.  s.).  287  pp.  Illus. 
Little.  $1.50.  Gr.  5-8. 

A collection  of  stories  for  girls  written  with  sympathetic  insight. 
Plympton,  Almira  D.  Wanolasset.  203  pp.  Illus.  Little. 
$1.25.  Gr.  4-7. 

Story  of  the  captivity  of  a little  Puritan  maid  during  King  Philip’s 
war,  to  whom  the  Indians  gave  the  name  of  Wanolasset — “The-one- 
who-laughs.” 


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Poe,  Edgar  Allan.  Select  Poems  and  Tales.  Ginn.  30c.  Gr. 
H.  S. 

Porter,  Jane.  Scottish  Chiefs.  Winston.  50c.  Gr.  7-. 

A famous  romance  of  Wallace  and  Bruce. 

Pyle,  Howard.  Men  of  Iron.  328  pp.  Illus.  Harper.  $2.00. 
Gr.  7-. 

A romance  of  chivalry,  with  the  England  of  Henry  IV  as  a setting. 

Ragozin,  Zenaide  A.  Salammbo,  the  Maid  of  Carthage.  Retold 
from  the  French  of  Gustave  Flaubert.  381  pp.  Illus. 
Putnam.  $1.50.  Gr.  H.  S. 

A powerful  and  realistic  romance  of  ancient  Carthage. 

Ramee,  Louise  de  la.  Birnbi ; Stories  for  Children  (s.  s.).  239  pp. 
Illus.  Ginn.  40c.  Gr.  4-6. 

“Bimbi”  means  “dear  little  ones.”-  Contains  “The  Nurnburg  Stove,” 
“The  Ambitious  Rose  Tree,”  “Lampblack,”  “The  Child  of  Urbino,”  and 
“Finkelkind.”  The  first  is  among  the  best  short  stories  for  children 
ever  written ; they  are  all  good. 

The  Dog  of  Flanders.  77  pp.  Illus.  Educ.  Pub.  Co. 

40c.  Gr.  4-6. 

Rankin,  Carroll  W.  Dandelion  Cottage.  Holt.  $1.50.  Gr.  6-. 
An  exceptionally  good  story  for  girls,  simple  and  wholesome. 

The  Girls  of  Gardenville.  Holt.  $1.50.  Gr.  6-. 

A collection  of  excellent  stories  for  girls. 

Raspe,  R.  E.  Tales  from  the  Travels  of  Baron  Munchausen.'  Ed. 

by  E.  E.  Hale.  88  pp.  Illus.  H.  S.  G,  Heath.  20c. 
Gr.  4-7. 

The  Munchausen  tales  are  extravagant  narratives  written  in  ridicule 
of  the  prevailing  type  of  traveler’s  tale  in  the  eighteenth  century,  but 
they  have  become  favorites  along  with  the  travels  of  Gulliver. 

Ray,  Anna  Chapin.  Bumper  and  Baby  John.  Illus.  Altemus. 
50c.  Gr.  6-7. 

Reade,  Charles.  The  Cloister  and  the  Hearth.  Everyman’s 
Library,  Dutton.  50c.  Gr.  H.  S. 

One  of  the  best  of  historical  novels,  full  of  incident  and  adventure, 
but  based  on  exhaustive  study  of  medieval  history  and  literature. 

Reed,  Helen  L.  Amy  in  Acadia.  344  pp.  Illus.  Little.  $1.50. 
Gr.  6-. 

The  experiences  of  Amy  and  her  friends  among  the  descendants  of 
the  historic  Acadians. 

Richards,  Laura  E.  Quicksilver  Sue.  Illus.  Century.  $1.00. 
Gr.  4-5. 


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Roberts,  Charles  G.  D.  The  Heart  of  the  Ancient  Wood.  276 
pp.  Ulus.  Page.  $1.50.  Gr.  H.  S. 

A charming  story  that  works  itself  out  in  the  heart  of  the  ancient 
wood.  Instinct  with  the  love  of  the  forest  and  of  wild  life,  but  showing 
the  stronger  force  of  human  sympathy. 

Sabin,  Edwin  L.  Beaufort  Chums.  Illus.  Crowell.  $1.00. 
Gr.  6-. 

Adventures  of  two  boys  and  a dog  on  the  Mississippi. 

Saintine,  Xavier  B.  Picciola;  or,  The  Prison  Flower.  1 66  pp. 
Illus.  Ginn.  35c.  Gr.  6-. 

A story  of  delicate  beauty,  of  an  imprisoned  French  nobleman  who 
finds  pleasure  and  consolation  in  a tiny  flower  growing  between  the 
stones  of  the  prison  yard. 

Scott,  Sir  Walter.  Complete  Works.  Popular  edition.  Illus., 
Crowell,  12  vols.,  $12.00;  or  Sterling  edition,  Estes, 
illus.,  12  vols.,  $12.00.  Most  of  the  titles  can  be  bought 
singly  in  the  Astor  Library  of  Prose,  Crowell.  60c. 
Gr.  H.  S. 

Ivanhoe,  Guy  Mannering,  Old  Mortality,  and  Rob  Roy, 

especially  edited  for  young  people,  are  published  by 
Ginn,  60c.  each,  and  Quentin  Durward,  50c.  Gr.  7-. 

Ivanhoe,  Quentin  Durward,  and  The  Talisman  are 

published  in  the  Pocket  Classic  Series,  Macmillan.  25c. 
Gr.  H.  S.  The  titles  may  be  found  in  other  series  of 
College  Entrance  requirements. 

— 1 The  Talisman.  Ed.  for  young  people.  A.  B.  Co.  50c. 

Gr.  7-. 

Ivanhoe,  Kenilworth,  Waverly,  30c.  each,  and  Rob  Roy, 

20c.,  are  published  in  the  S.  L.  S.,  University,  abridged 
and  edited  for  grammar  school  pupils.  Gr.  6-8. 

Ivanhoe  and  The  Talisman,  abridged  and  edited  for 

grammar  school  children.  Illus.  Educ.  Pub.  Co.  50c. 
each.  Gr.  7-8. 

Tales  from  Scott.  182  pp.  Illus.  Educ.  Pub.  Co.  50c. 

Gr.  6-8. 

Readings  from  The  Talisman,  Ivanhoe,  Anne  of  Geirstein,  and  Mar- 
mion.  Notes. 

Seawell,  Molly  Elliot.  Young  Heroes  of  Our  Navy  Series. 

4 vols.  Little  Jarvis  (Gr.  5-7),  Midshipman  Paulding 
(Gr.  6-8),  Paul  Jones  (Gr.  7-),  Decatur  and  Somers 
(Gr.  6-).  Illus.  Appleton.  $1.00. 

Well  written  and  interesting  stories  of  adventure  in  the  American 
navy. 


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The  Great  Scoop.  Jllus.  Page.  50c.  Gr.  6-. 

A story  of  newspaper  work  in  a great  city. 

Seton,  Ernest  Thompson.  Two  Little  Savages.  468  pp.  Illus: 

Doubleday.  $1.75  net.  Gr.  6-. 

A book  of  woodcraft,  telling  of  two  boys  who  lived  in  the  woods 
like  Indians.  The  author’s  standing  as  a writer  on  nature  speaks 
sufficiently  for  the  workmanship.  A book  certain  to  interest  boys. 

Shaw,  Flora  L.  Castle  Blair.  306  pp.  Illus.  H.  S.  C.,  Heath. 

50c.  Gr.  7-. 

“The  book  is  good  and  lovely  and  true,  having  the  best  description 
of  a noble  child  in  it  that  I ever  read,  and  nearly  the  best  description 
of  the  next  best  thing — a noble  dog.” — John  Ruskin. 

Shelton,  William  H.  The  Three  Prisoners.  292  pp.  6 Illus. 

$1.25.  Gr.  6-10. 

An  unusually  interesting  narrative  of  a boy’s  adventures  in  the  Civil 
War,  based  on  fact  and  showing  something  of  the  horror  of  war. 

Sidney,  Margaret,  pseud.,  see  Lothrop,  Harriet  M.  S. 

Simms,  William  Gilmore.  The  Yemassee.  Abridged  and  edited 

for  young  people.  19 1 pp.  S.  L.  S.,  University.  30c. 

Gr.  7-. 

An  historical  romance  of  South  Carolina,  dealing  with  the  Yemassee 
war  of  1715.  Written  by  a Southern  novelist  of  considerable  note  in 
the  first  half  of  the  last  century. 

Smith,  Mary  P.  The  Boy  Captive  in  Canada.  352  pp.  Illus. 

Little.  $1.25.  Gr.  5-7. 

Story  of  a colonial  boy  captured  by  Indians. 

Smith,  William  Hawley;  The  Evolution  of  “Dod.”  245  pp. 

S.  L.  S..  Rand.  60c.  Gr.  H.  S. 

A pedagogical  story  that  will  prove  exceedingly  good  reading  for 
high  school  students  who  will  become  teachers,  and  also  for  those  who 
will  become  parents. 

Spearman,  Frank  H.  Held  for  Orders,  Etc.  Illus.  McClure. 

$1.50.  Gr.  H.  S. 

Tales  of  railroad  life,  and  perhaps  the  best  yet  written. 

Spofford,  Harriet  Prescott.  The  Children  of  the  Valley.  Illus. 

Crowell.  35c.  Gr.  5-8. 

Spyri,  Johanna.  Heidi.  Tr.  from  the  German  by  Helen  B.  Dole. 

363  pp.  Illus.  Ginn.  40c.  Also  in  C.  F.  C.,  Crowell, 
' tr.  by  Helene  S.  White,  338  pp.,  illus.,  60c.  Gr.  5-. 

Stevenson,  Burton  E.  Tommy  Remington’s  Battle.  257  pp. 

Illus.  Century.  $1.00.  Gr.  6-. 

The  story  of  a coal  miner’s  son  and  his  fight  for  an  education. 


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Stevenson,  Robert  Louis.  Treasure  Island.  Edited  by  Theda 
Gildemeister.  328  pp.  Illus.  Rand.  40c.  Gr.  6-. 

An  absorbing  romance  of  treasure  hunting  on  a mysterious  island 
and  fighting  with  pirates ; a classic  story  of  adventure.  This  edition 
contains  map,  explanatory  notes,  biography,  reading  .list,  and  sugges- 
tions to  teachers. 

Stoddard,  William  O.  The  Swordmaker’s  Son.  Illus.  Century. 
$1.50.  Gr.  7-. 

The  story  of  a boy  in  Palestine  during  the  time  of  Christ’s  public 
work. 

Chris,  the  Model-Maker.  Illus.  Appleton.  $1.50. 

Gr.  6-. 

The  Lost  Gold  of  the  Montezumas.  Lippincott.  $1.00. 

Gr.  6-8. 

A tale  of  adventure  and  treasure  seeking. 

Stowe,  Harriet  Beecher.  Uncle  Tom’s  Cabin.  R.  L.  S.,  Hough- 
ton. 60c.  Gr.  7-. 

This  celebrated  novel  may  paint  a.  somewhat  distorted  picture  of  the 
ante-bellum  South,  but  it  should  be  familiar  to  all  grammar  and  high 
school  pupils. 

Swift,  Jonathan.  Gulliver’s  Travels;  the  Voyages  to  Lilliput  and 
Brobdingnag.  224  pp.  Illus.  H.  S.  C.,  Heath.  30c. 
Also  in  R.  L.  S.,  Houghton,  40c.  Gr.  4-. 

Written  as  satires  and  interesting  as  such  to  educated  adults,  these 
stories  have  become  recognized  classics  for  children,  who  enjoy  the 
narrative  immensely. 

* Gulliver’s  Travels  (complete).  279  pp.  Illus.  Every- 
man’s Library,  Dutton.  50c.  Gr.  6-. 

Thackeray,  William  M.  Henry  Esmond.  586  pp.  Ginn.  60c. 
Gr.  H.  S. 

One  of  Thackeray’s  greatest  works ; an  historical  novel  of  the  time  of 
Queen  Anne.  This  edition  contains  introduction  and  notes. 

Thurston,  Lucy  M.  Jack  and  His  Island.  304  pp.  Illus.  Lit- 
tie.  Gr.  5 -7. 

The  adventures  of  a boy  along  the  Chesapeake  Bay  during  the  war 
of  1812. 

Tomlinson,  Everett  T.  With  Flintlock  and  Fife.  356  pp.  Illus. 
Wilde.  $1.50.  Gr.  7-. 

A story  of  the  French  and  Indian  wars. 

The  Fort  in  the  Forest.  341  pp.  Illus.  Wilde.  $1.50. 

Gr.  7-. 

A story  of  the  fall  of  Fort  William  Henry  in  1755. 

The  Search  for  Andrew  Field.  Illus.  Lee.  $1.25. 

Gr.  7-. 


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Trowbridge,  John.  Tinkham  Brothers’  Tide-Mill.  Illus.  Lee. 
$1.25.  Gr.  7-9. 

Jack  Hazard  and  His  Fortunes.  Illus.  Lee.  $1.25. 

Gr-7-9. 

True,  John  Preston.  Stuart  Schuyler  Series  of  Stories  of  the 
Revolution.  3 vols.  Scouting  for  Washington  (31 1 
pp.),  Morgan’s  Men  (342  pp.),  On  Guard!  Against  Tory 
and  Tarleton  (302  pp.),  Little.  $1.50  each.  Gr.  5-8. 
Spirited,  interesting,  well  written;  excellent  historical  pictures  as  well. 

The  Iron  Star,  and  what  it  saw  on  its  journey  through 

the  ages  from  myth  to  history.  146  pp.  Illus.  Little. 
$1.00. 

Begins  with  the  fall  of  a meteorite  in  the  time  of  the  cavemen,  and 
in  the  form  of  a connected  story  gives  an  idea  of  the  development  of 
civilization. 

Twain,  Mark,  pseud.,  see  Clemens,  Samuel  L. 

Vaile,  Charlotte  M.  The  M.  M.  C.  232  pp.  Illus.  Wilde. 
$1.00.  Gr.  6-. 

A story  of  mining  life  in  Colorado. 

— The  Orcutt  Girls  (316  pp.),  Sue  Orcutt  (335  pp.). 

Illus.  Wilde.  $1.50  each.  Gr.  7-. 

“Exceptionally  good  school  stories  for  girls.” — Springfield  Republican. 

Waterloo,  Stanley.  The  Story  of  Ab.  351  pp.  Illus.  Double- 
day.  $1.50.  Gr.  5-. 

A prehistoric  romance  of  the  time  of  the  caveman,  of  absorbing 
interest.  It  is  a scientifically  and  ethnologically  correct  picture. 

Wells,  Kate  Gannett.  Little  Dick’s  Son.  Illus.  Crowell.  35c. 
Gr.  5-8. 

Wesselhoeft,  Lily  F.  Sparrow  the  Tramp.  262  pp.  Illus.  Lit- 
tle. $1.25.  Gr.  2-4. 

A fable  for  children. 

Wetmore,  Claude  H.  Incaland.  309  pp.  Illus.  Wilde.  $1.50. 
Gr.  7-. 

Wiggin,  Kate  Douglas.  The  Birds’  Christmas  Carol.  Illus. 
Houghton.  50c.  Gr.  5-6. 

A very  popular  Christmas  story,  at  once  pathetic  and  humorous. 

The  Story  of  Patsy.  Illus.  Houghton.  60c.  Gr.  7-8. 

The  story  of  a little  boy  of  the  slum  district  in  San  Francisco,  and 
of  how  a real  kindergarten  saved  him. 


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Polly  Oliver’s  Problem.  230  pp.  Illus.  R.  S.  L., 

Houghton.  60c.  Gr.  7-. 

A story  for  girls,  showing  how  a poor  girl  worked  out  the  problem 
of  self-support. 

Wilkins,  Mary  E.  Young  Lucretia  (s.  s.).  258  pp.  Illus. 

Harper.  $1.25.  Gr.  6-. 

Characterized  by  true  humor  and  skill  in  character  drawing. 
Whitaker,  Evelyn.  Miss  Toosey’s  Mission,  Laddie,  and  Pris. 
244  pp.  Illus.  Little.  50c.  Gr.  6-. 

The  story  of  a quaint  old  lady  whose  personality  exerts  an  influence 
for  good. 

White,  Eliza  Orne.  When  Molly  Was  Six.  Illus.  Houghton. 

$1.00.  Gr.  3-4. 

A story  of  one  year  of  a little  girl’s  life,  with  a chapter  for  each 
month. 

White,  Stewart  Edw-ard.  Blazed  Trail  Stories.  Illus.  Mc- 
Clure. $1.50.  Gr.  H.  S. 

Interesting  pictures  of  life  in  the  Northwest  lumber  tracts,  and 
portrayal  of  some  sturdy  and  unusual  characters. 

Woodruff,  Jane  Scott.  The  Roses  of  St.  Elizabeth.  Illus. 
Page.  $1.00.  Gr.  6-. 

A romance  for  girls. 

Woolsey,  Sarah  C.,  see  Coolidge,  Susan,  pseud. 

Wyss,  J.  R.  Swiss  Family  Robinson.  364  pp.  Illus.  Ginn. 
45c-  Gr.  5-8. 

A popular  story  of  the  Robinson  Crusoe  type ; considerable  account 
of  the  natural  history  of  the  South  Seas. 

Zschokke,  Heinrich,  and  others.  Christmas  Stories.  Winston. 
50c.  Gr.  6-8. 

POETRY,  THE  DRAMA  AND  LITERARY  COLLECTIONS. 

Classical  and  Foreign. 

Dole,  Nathan  Haskell,  ed.  Latin  Poets.  365  pp.  Astor  edition, 
Crowell.  60c.  Gr.  H.  S. 

Greek  Poets.  Astor  edition,  Crowell.  60c.  Gr.  H.  S. 

Excellent  collections  at  a very  reasonable  price. 

Homer.  The  Iliad.  Tr.  into  English  prose  by  Andrew  Lang, 
Walter  Leaf,  and  Ernest  Myers.  326  pp.  Pocket 
Classics,  Macmillan.  25c.  Gr.  7-. 

A famous  prose  translation  which  is  nevertheless  poetical,  and  pre- 
serves well  the  spirit  of  the  original.  This  edition  is  somewhat 
abridged  by  the  omission  of  many  of  the  tedious  lists  of  the  original. 


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The  Iliad.  Tr.  by  William  Cullen  Bryant.  18  ch.  700 

pp.  Houghton.  $1.00  net.  Gr.  H.  S. 

One  of  the  best  translations  into  English  verse  and  certainly  the  best 
for  young  people.  This  edition  contains  a good  folding  map  and  a 
pronouncing  vocabulary  of  classical  names. 

The  Odyssey.  Tr.  into  English  prose  by  S.  H.  Butcher 

and  Andrew  Lang.  293  pp.  Pocket  Classics,  Mac-  * 
millan.  25c.  Gr.  7-. 

The  comment  on  The  Iliad  in  the  same  series  applies  to  this  title. 

The  Odyssey.  Tr.  into  English  prose  by  George  H. 

Palmer.  27  ch.  394  pp.  Houghton.  $1.00  net.  Gr.  7-. 

An  admirable  prose  version  especially  suited  to  reading  by  the  young. 
Map  and  pronouncing  vocabulary. 

The  Odyssey.  Tr.  into  blank  verse  by  William  Cullen 

Bryant.  10  ch.  262  pp.  Houghton.  $1.00  net. 

See  comment  under  Bryant’s  II  ad. 

Laing,  Gordon  J.  Masterpieces  of  Latin  Literature.  450  pp. 
Houghton.  $1.00  net.  Gr.  7-. 

Selections  from  Terence,  Lucretius,  Catullus,  Cicero,  Caesar,  Virgil, 
Horace,  Propertius,  Tibullus,  Ovid,  Livy,  Petronius,  Martial,  Tacitus, 
Juvenal,  and  Apuleius  A good  survey  of  Latin  literature  through 
good  translations  ; well  selected  and  well  arranged.  Useful  notes. 

A irgil.  The  Aeneid.  Tr.  into  blank  verse  by  Christopher  P. 

Cranch.  23  ch.  388  Dp.  Houghton.  $1.00  net.  Gr. 

H.  S. 

One  of  the  best  translations. 

Wilkinson,  William  W.  Foreign  Classics  in  English.  6 vols. 

Illus.  Funk.  $1.50  per  vol.,  sold  separately.  Gr.  H.  S. 

There  are  two  volumes  of  Greek  Classics  (283  and  302  pp.)  contain- 
ing chapters  on  the  land,  the  people,  the  literature,  classical  culture,  the 
Greek  Reader,  and  on  about  twenty  of  the  principal  Greek  writers ; 
there  are  liberal  translations  accompanied  by  much  comment.  Map  in 
colors  and  one  in  black  and  white,  and  indexes. 

Two  volumes  are  also  devoted  to  Latin  Classics  (290  and  312  pp  ). 
The  plan  is  same  as  that  of  the  Greek  volumes.  One  folding  map  in 
colors.  Index. 

A volume  on  French  Classics  (324  pp.)  gives  similar  translations 
from  about  thirty  important  French  authors,  with  much  comment. 
German  Classics  (327  pp.)  treats  its  subject  in  the  same  way.  Both 
volumes  are  indexed. 

Wright,  John  H.  Masterpieces  of  Greek  Literature.  21  ch.  426 
pp.  Houghton.  $1.00.  Gr.  7-. 

A companion  volume  to  Laing’s  Masterpieces  of  Latin  Literature. 
Sejections  from  Homer,  Tyrtseus,  Archilochus,  Alcaeus,  Sappho, 
Anacreon,  Simonides  of  Ceos,  Pindar,  Aeschylus,  Sophocles,  Euripides, 
Aristophanes,  Herodotus,  Thucydides,  Xenophon,  Plato,  Demosthenes, 
Theocritus,  and  Lucian,  and  specimens  of  Scolia. 


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' Collected  Poetry. 

Armes,  William  S.,  ed.  Old  English  Ballads  and  Folk  Songs. 

14  ch.  219  pp.  Pocket  Classics,  Macmillan.  25c.  Gr.  7-. 

A good  collection  (35)  with  the  text  slightly  modernized  “for  more 
comfortable  reading.”  The  introduction  of  45  pages  gives  a good 
account  of  the  ballad  form,  and  60  pages  of  notes  and  a full  glossary 
help  to  make  the  verse  easy  to  read.  Index. 

Bates,  Katharine  Lee,  and  Coman,  Katherine.  English  History 
Told  by  English  Poets.  452  pp.  60c.  net.  Gr.  6-. 

The  history  of  England  from  Boadicea  to  Victoria,  illustrated  by 
well  chosen  selections  from  English  poetry. 

Burt,  Mary  E.,  ed.  Poems  That  Every  Child  Should  Know. 
355  pp.  Doubleday.  90c.  net.  Gr.  2-. 

A recently  published  collection  and  one  of  the  very  best.  Something 
good  for  all  grades  through  the  high  school.  The  editor  is  an  expert 
on  children’s  reading. 

Carrington,  Fitzroy,  ed.  The  Shepherd’s  Pipe.  128  pp.  Illus. 
Fox.  $1.00  net.  Gr.  6-. 

Pastoral  poems  of  the  XVI  and  XVII  centuries,  collected  in  a dainty 
and  pleasing  little  volume. 

Gayley,  Charles  Mills,  and  Flaherty,  Martin  C.,  ed.  Poetry 
of  the  People.  403  pp.  Ginn.  50c.  Gr.  5-. 

A collection  differing  in  some  respects  from  any  other.  It  comprises 
especially  poems,  illustrative  of  the  history  and  national  spirit  of 
England,  Scotland,  Ireland,  and  America.  Notes,  glossary,  indexes 
of  authors,  titles,  and  first  lines. 

Gummere,  Francis  B.  Old  English  Ballads.  98  ch.  380  pp. 
Athenaeum  Press  Series.  Ginn.  80c.  Gr.  H.  S. 

A standard  work  on  the  ballad.  It  contains  an  introduction  of  98 
pages  presenting  an  authoritative  study  of  this  form,  296  pages  of 
ballads,  and  full  notes,  glossary,  and  index. 

Hale,  Edward  E.,  Jr.  Ballads  and  Ballad  Poetry.  254  pp.  Globe. 
40c.  Gr.  5. 

Twenty  of  the  old  ballads,  greatly  simplified  and  made  easy  reading 
for  the  young;  modern  ballads,  such  as  “Lochinvar”  and  “The  Wreck 
of  the  Hesperus” ; and  three  longer  poems  of  ballad  character ; viz., 
“The  Rime  of  the  Ancient  Mariner”  (Coleridge),  “The  Battle  of 
Flodden  Field”  (Scott),  and  “The  Battle  of  Lake  Regillus”  (Macaulay). 
No  notes. 

Longer  Narrative  Poems.  257  pp.  Globe.  40c.  Gr.  6. 

Contains  Macaulay’s  “Horatius,”  Arnold’s  “Sohrab  and  Rustum,” 
Tennyson’s  “Enoch  Arden,”  Coleridge’s  “Christabel,”  Keats’  “The  Eve 
of  St.  Agnes,”  Byron’s  “Prisoner  of  Chillon,”  Browning’s  “Lady 
Geraldine’s  Courtship,”  Morris’  “Atlanta’s  Race,”  Browning’s  “The 

, Flight  of  the  Duchess,”  Wordsworth’s  “Michael.”  Brief  notes. 


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Howard,  John  R.  One  Hundred  Best  American  Poems.  320  pp. 
H.  V.  C.,  Crowell.  35c.  Gr.  5. 

Extends  from  Philip  Freneau  to  Richard  Hovey ; living  authors  are 
not  represented.  Selection  has  been  made  of  good  poems  from  minor 
authors  as  well  as  from  the  more  famous. 

Knowles,  Frederick  L.  The  Golden  Treasury  of  American  Songs 
and  Lyrics.  Illus.  332  pp.  Page.  $1.50.  Gr.  5-. 

Contains  147  poems  from  61  writers  from  Freneau  to  the  present; 
living  authors  are  represented.  One  of  the  best  collections  of  American 
verse.  Handsomely  made,  and  contains  32  full-page  duogravure 
portraits. 

Long,  Augustus  W.  American  Poems.  368  pp.  A.  B.  Co.  90c. 
Gr.  6-7. 

Selections  from  the  principal  poets  from  1776  to  1900,  accompanied 
by  biographical  sketches.  Forty-four  pages  of  notes. 

Lucas,  Edward  V.  A Book  of  Verses  for  Children.  Holt.  $1.00 
net.  Gr.  4-7. 

Represents  many  subjects  and  many  authors.  The  Critic  says: 
“We  know  of  no  other  anthology  for  children  so  complete  and  well 
arranged.”  . 1 

Matthews,  Brander,  ed.  Poems  of  American  Patriotism.  285 
pp.  Scribner,  S.  S.  R.  50c.  net.  Gr.  3-8. 

Fifty-six  poems,  representing  nearly  every  American  poet  of  - 
distinction. 

Page,  Curtis  H.  British  Poets  of  the  Nineteenth  Century.  923 
pp.  Sanborn.  $2.00.  Gr.  H.  S. 

‘‘Instead  of  giving  a few  gems  or  flowers  from  each  one  of  several 
hundred  authors,  it  includes  only  the  fifteen  chief  poets  of  the  century. 
From  each  of  these,  however,  it  attempts  to  give  a full  and  adequate 
selection,  sufficient  really  to  represent  the  man  and  his  work.” — 
Author's  Preface.  An  enormous  amount  of  material  is  included,  such 
poems  as  Scott’s  “Marmion”  and  Keats’  “Hyperion”  being  among 
those  printed  complete.  Indexes  of  authors  and  titles. 

Palgrave,  Francis.  The  Golden  Treasury,  384  pp.  H.  V.  S., 
Crowell.  3 Sc.  Also  in  Pocket  Classics,  Macmillan. 
25c.  Gr.  H.  S. 

Selected  from  the  best  songs  and  lyrical  poems  of  English  authors. 
The  collection  was  made  with  the  advice  of  Tennyson,  and  has  main- 
tained its  popularity  nearly  half  a century ; recently  it  has  been  added 
to  the  College  Entrance  requirements.  Notes  and  indexes. 

Pancoast,  Henry  S.  Standard  English  Poems.  23  ch.  749  pp. 
Holt.  $1.50.  Gr.  6-. 

A collection  made  with  excellent  judgment,  with  helpful  notes. 

Repplier,  Agnes.  A Book  of  Famous  Verse.  244  pp.  Houghton. 
75c.  Gr.  s-. 

A selection  well  chosen  for  children  and  comprising  a variety  of 
types  'of  verse.  Mostly  from  poets  of  the  nineteenth  century.  In- 
dexes of  authors,  titles,  and  first  lines. 


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Scudder,  Horace  E.  Masterpieces  of  American  Literature.  504 
pp.  Illus.  Ed.  by  Horace  E.  Scudder.  Houghton. 
$1.00  net.  Gr.  6-. 

Selections  from  the  following  with  biographical  sketches : Irving, 
Bryant,  Franklin,  Holmes,  Hawthorne,  Whittier,  Thoreau,  O’Reilly,. 
Lowell,  Emerson,  Webster,  Everett,  Longfellow,  Poe. 

Masterpieces  of  British  Literature.  480  pp.  Illus. 

Edited  by  Horace  E.  Scudder.  Houghton.  $1.00  net. 
Gr.  6-. 

The  authors  represented  are  Ruskin  (King  of  the  Golden  River), 
Macaulay,  Dr.  John  Brown,  Tennyson,  Dickens,  Wordsworth,  Burns, 
Lamb,  Coleridge,  Byron.  Cowper,  Gray,  Goldsmith,  Addison,  Mil- 
ton,  Bacon ; there  is  a biographical  sketch  of  each.  Selections  are 
complete,  but  necessarily  few  in  number.  Where  a collection  of  this 
sort  is  desired,  this  is  the  best. 

Stevenson,  Burton  E.  and  Elizabeth  B.  Days  and  Deeds.  399 
pp.  Baker.  $1.00.  All  gr. 

A book  of  verse  of  children’s  reading  and  speaking,  with  suitable 
material  for  all  anniversaries  and  special  days  of  any  importance  (such 
as  Thanksgiving,  Labor  Day,  Memorial  Day,  Bird  Day),  selections 
on  nearly  all  our  great  Americans,  and  poems  of  the  season.  A good 
collection  and  one  that  is  unique.  Full  indexes  by  authors,  and  title's. 

Weber,  William  L.  Selections  from  the  Southern  Poets.  221  pp. 
Pocket  Classics,  Macmillan.  25c.  Gr.  6-. 

Selections  from  25  Southern  poets,  with  biographical  sketches, 
bibliography,  notes,  and  index. 

Whiteford,  Robert  N.  Anthology  of  English  Poetry.  30  ch. 
432  pp.  Sanborn.  $1.00.  Gr.  7-. 

An  anthology  of  English  poetry  from  Beowulf  to  Kipling.  One  of 
the  fullest  at  the  price.  Notes  and  indexes. 

American  Poetry. 

Bryant,  William  Cullen.  Poems.  Astor  edition,  Crowell.  60c. 
Gr.  6-; 

Sella,  Thanatopsis,  and  Other  Poems.  Illus.  R.  L.  S.r 

Houghton.  25c.  Gr.  6-. 

Emerson,  Ralph  Waldo.  Select  Poems.  R.  L.  S.,  Houghton. 
40c.  Gr.  7-. 

Thirty-seven  poems  selected  for  young  readers.  Six  essays  are 
bound  in  the  same  volume. 

Field,  Eugene.  Eugene  Field  Book.  Ed.  by  Mary  E.  Burt  and 
Mary  B.  Cable.  136  pp.  Illus.  Scribner,  S.  S.  R.  50c. 
Gr.  4-5. 

Field  is  one  of  the  most  delightful  writers  for  children,  and  this  is 
a charming  collection  of  his  poems,  stories,  and  letters. 


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Holmes,  Oliver  Wendell.  Grandmother’s  Story  of  Bunker  Hill 
Battle,  and  Other  Poems.  R.  L.  S.,  Houghton.  25c. 
Gr.  6-. 

Thirty-four  selections  from  his  best  poems  and  humorous  verse. 
Lanier,  Sidney.  Poems.  Ed.  by  his  wife.  260  pp.  Scribner. 

$2.00.  Gr.  H.  S.  (a  few  poems  suitable  to  grammar 
grades). 

Sidney  Lanier  ranks  high  among  American  poets,  and  with  Poe 
stands  first  in  the  South.  He  should  be  better  known  in  the  schools. 

Longfellow,  Henry  W.  Complete  Poems.  Household  edition. 
Houghton.  Illus.  $1.50.  Gr.  5-. 

The  Children’s  Hour,  Paul  Revere,  and  Other  Poems. 

R.  L.  S.,  Houghton.  40c. 

Ninety-three  of  the  poems  best  adapted  to  young  people. 

Courtship  of  Miles  Standish.  R.  L.  S.,  Houghton.  25c. 

Gr.  7-. 

Courtship  of  Miles  Standish,  and  Other  Poems.  R.  L. 

S. ,  University.  30c.  Gr.  5-. 

The  title  poem  and  thirty-two  others. 

Evangeline.  R.  L.  S.,  Houghton.  25c.  Gr.  7-.  Also 

in  S.  L.  S.,  University.  20c.  Fuller  notes  in  S.  L.  S. 

Song  of  Hiawatha.  R.  L.  S.,  Houghton.  40c.  Gr.  4-. 

Longfellow  is  the  most  popular  American  poet  with  children,  as 
well  as  with  older  readers,  and  his  works  should  be  in  every  school 
library. 

Lowell,  James  Russell.  Complete  Poems.  Household  edition. 
Houghton.  Illus.  $1.50.  Gr.  6-. 

Vision  of  Sir  La'unfal,  and  Other  Pieces.  Illus.  R.  L.  S., 

Houghton.  25c.  Gr.  H.  S. 

Poe,  Edgar  Allan.  Poems.  Ed.  by  Charles  W.  Kent.  Pocket 
Classics,  Macmillan.  25c.  Gr.  H.  S. 

Select  Poems  and  Tales.  Ginn.  30c.  Gr.  IT.  S. 

Includes  all  Poe's  mature  poetry  and  some  of  the  juvenile  work. 
Five  of  the  best  tales  bound  in  the  same  volume. 

Riley,  James  Whitcomb.  Rhymes  of  Childhood.  234  pp.  Bobbs. 
$1.25.  Gr.  4-. 

A Child  World.  Bobbs.  $1.25.  Gr.  5-. 

Tabb,  Father  John  B.  Child  Verse:  Poems  Grave  and  Gay. 
Small.  $1.00.  Gr.  4-. 

Timrod,  Henry.  Poems.  194  pp.  Johnson.  $1.50.  Gr.  H.  S. 
A Southern  poet  of  genuine  power  who  should  be  better  known. 


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Van  Dyke,  Henry.  The  Van  Dyke  Book.  Ed.  by  Edwin  Mims. 

172  pp.  Illus.  Scribner,  S.  S.  R.  50c.  net.  Gr,.  5-8. 
‘‘Songs  Out  of  Doors,”  “Memories  and  Pictures,”  “Bits  of  Blue  Sky 
Philosophy,”  and  five  stories. 

Whitman,  Walt.  Leaves  of  Grass.  516  pp.  McKay.  $1.25. 
Gr.  H.  S. 

Includes  “Children  of  Adam,”  “Calamus,”  the  Lincoln  poems,  etc. 
Variorum  readings.  Handsomely  made,  with  full-page  portraits  and 
facsimiles.  The  best  edition. 

Whittier,  John  Greenleaf.  Complete  Poems.  Household 

edition.  Houghton.  $1.50.  Gr.  5-. 

Snow  Bound,  Among  the  Hills,  Songs  of  Labor,  Mabel 

Martin,  Maud  Muller,  and  Other  Poems.  R.  L.  S., 
Houghton.  40c.  Gr.  5-. 

British  Poetry. 

Arnold,  Matthew.  Sohrab  and  Rustum,  and  Other  Poems. 
R.  L.  S.,  Houghton.  25c.  Gr.  H.  S. 

Beowulf,  and  the  Finnesburgh  Fragment.  Tr.  and  edited  by 
Clarence  G.  Child.  93  pp.  R.  L.  S.,  Houghton.  25c. 
Gr.  6-. 

A translation  into  rhythmical  prose  of  the  famous  old  English  epic. 
The  simple,  primitive,  hero  story  is  very  attractive  to  boys. 

Browning,  Robert.  The  Pied  Piper  of  Hamelin,  and  Other  Poems. 
R.  L.  S.,  Houghton.  25c.  Gr.  5-. 

Twenty-seven  well  chosen  poems  for  }foung  readers. 

Burns,  Robert.  Select  Poems.  96  ch.  287  pp.  Athenaeum  Press 
Series,  Ginn.  70c.  Gr.  H.  S. 

» Cotter’s  Saturday  Night,  and  Other  Poems.  R.  L.  S., 

Houghton.  25c.  Gr.  6-. 

With  biographical  sketch,  notes,  and  glossary. 

Byron,  George  G.  N.  Lord.  Shorter  Poems.  Ed.  by  R.  H.  Bowles. 
229  pp.  Pocket  Classics,  Macmillan.  25c.  Gr.  6-. 
About  ninety  poems  including  “The  Prisoner  of  Chillon,”  “The  De- 
struction of  Sennacherib,”  etc.  Introduction,  notes,  and  index. 

Campbell,  Thomas,  see  Coleridge. 

Coleridge,  Samuel  T.  The  Rime  of  the  Ancient  Mariner,  and 
Other  Poems.  Bound  in  one  volume.  R.  L.  S.,  Hough- 
ton. 25c.  Gr.  7-. 


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Campbell,  Thomas.  Lochiel’s  Warning,  and  Other  Poems.  Bound 
in  one  volume.  R.  L.  S.,  Houghton.  25c.  Gr.  7-. 

Of  Coleridge’s  poems,  besides  the.  “Mariner,”  there  are  “Christabel,” 
“Kubla  Khan,”  and  six  others ; by  Campbell  there  are  the  title  poem 
and  eight  others. 

Goldsmith,  Oliver.  The  Deserted  Village,  The  Traveller,  and 
Other  Poems.  R.  L.  S.,  Houghton.  25c.  Gr.  7-. 

Macaulay,  T.  B.  Lays  of  Ancient  Rome.  R.  L.  S.,  Houghton. 
25c.  Gr.  6-. 

These  stirring  ballads  are  especially  interesting  to  the  young. 

Milton,  John.  L’Allegro,  II  Penseroso,  Comus,  Lycidas,  and 
Sonnets.  R.  L.  S.,  Houghton.  25c. 

Scott,  Sir  Walter.  Lady  of  the  Lake.  7 ch.  218  pp.  Ginn. 
35c.  Gr.  7-. 

Published  in  a number  of  College  Entrance  series. 

Lay  of  the  Last  Minstrel.  211pp.  Scott.  25c.  Gr.  7-. 

Marmion.  356  pp.  Scott.  30c.  Gr.  7-. 

Swinburne,  Algernon  C.  Selected  Poems.  272  pp.  Crowell. 
35c.  Gr.  7. 

Tennyson,  Alfred.  Select  Poems.  264  pp.  Illus.  Houghton. 
53c.  Gr.  6-. 

Enoch  Arden,  and'  Other  Poems.  224  pp.  Illus. 

Houghton.  53c.  Gr.  6-. 

The  Princess.  190  pp.  Illus.  Houghton.  53c.  Gr. 

H.  S.  Also  in  many  series  of  College  Entrance  Classics, 
at  25c.  to  35c. 

In  Memoriam.  207  pp.  Illus.  Houghton.  53c.  Gr. 

H.  S. 

Idylls  of  the  King.  628  pp.  Illus.  Houghton.  $1.00. 

Gr.  H.  S.  Selections  from  the  Idylls  in  most  College 
Entrance  series  for  about  25c. 

The  above  series  is  probably  the  best  set  for  schools.  It  is  hand- 
somely made  and  well  illustrated,  and  a pretty  thorough  selection  from 
Tennyson.  Full  notes  and  helps.  Edited  by  William  J.  Rolfe. 

Wordsworth,  William.  Selections  from  Wordsworth.  434  pp. 
Heath.  75c.  Gr.  6-. 

Introduction  and  notes,  material  well  selected  and  well  edited. 


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The  Drama. 


Dalkeith,  Lena.  Little  Plays,  in  pp.  Illus.  T.  C.  S.,  Dutton. 

50c.  Gr.  4-7. 

Very  simple  little  plays  arranged  from  familiar  tales  and  legends. 
Contents:  “The  Princess  and  the  Swineherd”  (Hans  Andersen); 
“King  Alfred  and  the  Cakes”;  “Scene  from  Robin  Hood”:  “Scene 
from  Uncle  Tom’s  Cabin.”  Suitable  for  acting  as  well  as  for  read- 
ing. Handsomely  illustrated  in  color. 

Everyman:  A Moral  Play.  43  pp.  Illus.  Duffield.  $1.00.  Gr.. 
H.  S. 

A fine  example  of  the  quaint  old  morality  play,  made  familiar 
through  recent  revivals  by  Ben  Greet’s  Company.  It  was  published 
about  1500.  Printed  on  paper  of  antique  finish,  with  seven  illustra- 
tions reproduced  from  sixteenth  century  wood-cuts  Bound  in  boards, 
6 x 8%.  Introduction  of  ten  pages. 


Shakespeare,  William.  School  Shakespeare.  Edited  by  Henrjr 
N.  Hudson.  23  vols.,  one  play  to  a volume.  Varying- 
from  128  to  253  pp.  Ginn.  45c.  Gr.  7-. 

The  editor  is  among  the  foremost  Shakespearean  scholars.  This 
edit:on  contains  introductions  to  each  play,  simply  written  but  full  of 
# discriminating  appreciation  and  keen  insight,  and  including  the  history 
of  the  play ; very  full  explanatory  and  interpretative  notes ; and  is 
slightly  expurgated  so  as  to  be  suitable  for  school  reading.  Every- 
thing considered,  the  best  edition  for  young  readers. 

The  23  plays  published  are  as  follows : 


A Midsummer  Night’s  Dream. 
The  Merchant  of  Venice. 

Much  Ado  About  Nothing. 

As  You  Like  It. 

The  Tempest. 

King  John. 

Richard  the  Second. 

Richard  the  Third. 

Henry  the  Fourth,  Pari  First. 
Henry  the'  Fourth,  Part  Second. 
Henry  the  Fifth. 

Henry  the  Eighth. 


Romeo  and  Juliet. 
Julius  Caesar. 

Hamlet. 

King  Lear. 

Macbeth. 

Antony  and  Cleopatra. 
Othello. 

Cymbeline. 

Coriolanus. 

Twelfth  Night. 

The  Winter’s  Tale 


The  Arden  Shakespeare.  18  vols.,  one  play  to  a volume- 

Varying  from  144  to  224  pp.  Heath.  25c.  Gr.  H.  S. 

An  edition  having  some  advantages  over  the  Hudson,  and  costing 
20  cents  per  volume  less.  Each  volume  contains  an  introduction  (in- 
cluding history  of  the  play,  sources,  and  critical  appreciation),  full 
notes,  a discussion  of  the  metre,  glossary,  and  index.  The  editors  are 
English  scholars,  mostly  of  Oxford  and  Cambridge  Universities. 

The  following  are  the  plays  included : 

A Midsummer  Night’s  Dream.  Henry  IV. 

As  You  Like  It.  Henry  V. 

Coriolanus.  Henry  VIII. 

Cymbeline.  Julius  Caesar. 

Hamlet.  King  John. 


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King  Lear. 

Macbeth. 

Much  Ado  About  Nothing. 
Richard  II. 


Richard  III. 

The  Merchant  of  Venice. 
The  Tempest. 

Twelfth  Night. 


The  Tempest,  A Midsummer  Night’s  Dream,  The 

Comedy  of  Errors,  The  Winter’s  Tale.  Illus.  H.  S.  C., 
Heath.  25c.  each.  Gr.  6-. 

Simplified  by  the  omission  of  matter  tedious,  puzzling,  or  incom- 
prehensible to  the  young  reader ; the  complete  story  is  told  in  the 
poet’s  own  words. 


Sheridan,  Richard  B.  The  Rivals  and  the  School  for  Scandal 
(one  volume).  Edited  by  Brander  Matthews.  H.  V.  C., 
Crowell.  35c.  Gr.  7-. 

This  edition  contains  a biographical  sketch  of  44  pages,  an  intro- 
duction of  16  pages,  and  18  pages  of  notes.  The  editor  is  well  known 
as  one  of  our  leading  authorities  on  dramatic  literature. 


ESSAYS  AND  LITERARY  HISTORY  AND  CRITICISM. 


Bacon,  Francis.  Essays.  200  pp.  Everyman’s  Library,  Dutton. 
50c.  Gr.  H.  S. 

Barrett,  Charles  R.  Short  Story  Writing.  257  pp.  Bilker. 
$1.00.  Gr.  H.  S. 

A practical  treatise  on  this  interesting  literary  form. 

Bronson,  Walter  C.,  ed.  English  Essays.  9 ch.  404  pp.  Holt. 
$1.25.  Gr.  H.  S. 

Essayists  from  Bacon  to  Stevenson,  numbering  31,  are  represented 
by  at  least  one  selection  each.  Notes. 

Bunyan,  John.  Pilgrim’s  Progress.  Ed.  by  William  Vaughn 
Moody.  195  pp.  R.  L.  S.,  Houghton.  40c.  Gr.  6-. 

Cody,  Sherwin.  Four  American  Poets.  254  pp.  Illus.  A.  B.  Co. 
50c.  Gr.  6-8. 

Bryant,  Longfellow,  Whittier,  and  Holmes. 

Four  American  Writers.  256  pp.  Illus.  A.  B.  Co. 

50c.  Gr.  6-8. 

Irving,  Poe,  Lowell,  and  Bayard  Taylor. 

A Selection  from  the  World’s  Great  Orations.  518  pp. 

McClure.  $1.00.  Gr.  7-. 

“Illustrative  of  the  history  of  oratory  and  the  art  of  public  speak- 
ing” from  Demosthenes  to  Beecher.  Speeches  of  18  famous  orators, 
with  introductions. 

Fleming,  William  H.  How  to  Study  Shakespeare.  3 vols.,  about 
400  pp.  each.  Doubleday.  $1.00  net  each.  Gr.  H.  S. 
Shakespeare  is  now  studied  in  every  high  school,  and  hence  this 
admirable  guide  for  students  and  clubs  should  be  in  every  high 


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scIiqoI  library.  For  each  play  there  are  notes  on  the  sources  of  the 
plot  and  on  the  text  by  scenes,  questions  by  acts  and  on  the  whole 
play,  reading  references,  etc.  Vol.  I contains  material  for  Othello. 
Twelfth  Night,  Julius  Caesar,  Merchant  of  Venice,  Macbeth,  Mid- 
summer Night’s  Dream,  King  Richard  III,  and  The  Tempest;  vol.  II, 
Hamlet,  As  You  Like  It,  King  Lear,  Henry  V,  Romeo  and  Juliet: 
vol.  Ill,  Antony  and  Cleopatra,  Much  Ado  About  Nothing,  King 
John,  Love’s  Labour  Lost,  and  The  Winter’s  Tale. 

Holmes,  Oliver  Wendell.  The  Autocrat  of  the  Breakfast  Table. 
R.  L.  S.,  Houghton.  50c.  Gr.  H.  S. 

Jameson,  Anna.  Shakespeare’s  Heroines.  383  pp.  Vade-mecum 
Series,  Altemus.  40c.  Gr.  H.  S. 

A popular  and  charming  commentary  on  the  women  of  Shake- 
speare. 

Jenks,  Tudor.  Lives  of  Great  Writers  Series,  Barnes.  $1.00  net 
per  vol.  In  the  Days  of  Chaucer,  302  pp. ; In  the  Days 
of  Shakespeare,  288  pp. ; In  the  Days  of  Milton,  306  pp. ; 
In  the  Days  of  Scott,  279  pp. ; In  the  Days  of  Goldsmith. 
Gr.  H.  S. 

This  is  an  admirable  series,  giving  a clear  and  interesting  picture  of 
the  author  and  of  his  country  and  times.  An  excellent  mean's  of  in- 
creasing both  the  interest  and  the  value  of  the  literature  work,  and  a 
valuable  aid  in  English  history  also. 

Lamb,  Charles.  Essays  of  Elia  (First  Series).  302  pp.  Ginn. 
40c.  Gr.  H.'  S. 

Lawton,  William  C.  Introduction  to  the  Study  of  American 
Literature.  384  pp.  Globe.  $1.00.  Gr.  H.  S. 

Lowell,  James  Russell.  Books  and  Libraries,  Democracy,  and 
Other  Papers.  R.  L.  S.,  Houghton.  40c.  Gr.  H.  S. 

The  essays  in  the  title,  and  those  on  “Emerson,”  “Keats,”  “Don 
Quixote,”  “The  Study  of  Modern  Languages,”  and  “On  a Certain 
Condescension  in  Foreigners.” 

Macaulay,  Thomas  Babington.  Literary  Essays.  321  pp.  H. 
V.  C.,  Crowell.  35c.  Gr.  H.  S. 

Essays  on  Milton,  Dryden,  Addison,  Bunyan,  Goldsmith,  and  John- 
son. 

Historical  Essays.  350  pp.  H.  V.  C.,  Crowell.  35c. 

Gr.  H.  S. 

Essays  on  John  Hampden,  Horace  Walpole,  Lord  Clive,  and  Wil- 
liam Pitt. 

Pancoast,  Henry  S.  Standard  English  Prose.  9 ch.  676  pp. 
Holt.  $1.50.  Gr.  H.  S. 

The  selections  are  complete  and  extend  from  Bacon  to  Pater  and 
Stevenson 


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Ruskin,  John.  Sesame  and  Lilies.  177  pp.  Sibley.  25c.  Gr. 
H.  S. 

Selected  Essays  and  Letters.  458  pp.  Ginn.  60c.  Gr. 

H.  S.  * 

Contains  parts  from  ‘‘Sesame  and  Lilies,”  “Unto  this  Last,”  “Fors 
Clavigera,”  and  “Queen  of  the  Air.”  Annotations. 

Scudder,  Vida  D.  An  Introduction  to  the  Writings  of  John  Ruskin. 
259  pp.  Sibley.  50c.  Gr.  H.  S. 

Selections  to  show  “all  the  varying  phases  of  his  work,”  with  in- 
troduction and  notes. 

Introduction  to  the  Study  of  English  Literature.  542  pp. 

Globe.  $1.20.  Gr.  H.  S. 

Shakespeare;  the  Man  and  his  .Works.  366  pp.  Sibley.  75c. 
Gr.  H.  S. 

Contains  all  the  subject  matter  about  Shakespeare  in  Moulton’s 
Library  of  Literary  Criticism ; quotations  from  famous  critics  on  the 
life,  character,  and  art  of  the  great  dramatist,  and  on  the  individual 
plays. 

Tappan,  Eva  March.  A Short  History  of  England’s  and 
America’s  Literature.  19  ch.  420  pp.  Illus.  Houghton. 
$1.20  net.  Gr.  H.  S. 

Trent,  William  P.  Southern  Writers.  524  pp.  Macmillan. 
$1.10  net.  Gr.  H.  S. 

Admirable  critical  and  biographical  matter,  with  numerous  selec- 
tions in  prose  and  verse.  The  best  volume  on  the  subject. 

Warner,  Charles  Dudley.  A-Hunting  of  the  Deer,  and  Other 
Papers.  R.  L.  S.,  Houghton.  25c.  Gr.  6-. 

Wells,  Benjamin  W.  Modern  German  Literature.  429  pp. 
Little.  $1.00  net.  Gr.  H.  S. 

— : Modern  French  Literature.  Little.  $1.00  net.  Gr.  H.  S. 

Excellent  accounts ; will  prove  very  helpful  to  high  school  students 
of  German  and  French. 

Wright,  Henrietta.  Children’s  Stories  in  American  Literature. 

2 vols.  249  pp.  and  277  pp.  Scribner,  S.  S.  R.  50c. 
each.  Gr.  6-. 

Biographical  and  literary  sketches  of  all  the  principal  American 
, authors.  * » 


FINE  ARTS. 

Cady  and  Dewey.  Picture  Stories  from  the  Great  Artists.  Illus. 
Macmillan.  35c.  Gr.  5-8. 


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Crowest,  Frederick  J.  The  Story  of  the  Art  of  Music.  190  pp. 

Illus.  Library  of  Useful  Stories,  Appleton.  35c.  Gr. 
H.  S. 

An  excellent  brief  history.  Illustrations  of  instruments  and  music ; 
index. 

Cyr,  Ellen  M.  Graded  Art  Readers.  Book  I,  104  pp.,  30c.,  gr. 

1-2;  book  II,  136  pp.,  40c.,  gr.  2-3.  Illus.  in  tint.  Ginn. 

Simple  reading  lessons  based  on  pictures  by  famous  artists. 

Dallin,  Colonna  Murray.  Sketches  of  Great  Painters.  293  pp. 
Illus.  Silver.  90c.  Gr.  6-. 

“The  primary  object  of  this  book  is  to  interest  young  people  in  the 
lives  and  the  works  of  some  of  the  masters  of  painting.  A secondary 
object  is  to  aid  them  in  making  collections  of  photographs.”  Key  to 
pronunciation,  and  index. 

Emery,  Mabel  S.  'How  to  Enjoy  Pictures.  290  pp.  Illus.  Prang. 
$1.50.  Gr.  6-. 

Chapters  on  “The  Enjoyment  of  Pictures.”  “Landscapes,”  “Build- 
ings and  Street  Scenes.”  “Pictures  that  Tell  a Story,”  “Studies  of 
Life  and  Character,”  “Illustrations  of  Legend  and  Fancy.”  “Pictures 
with  Religious  Themes,”  “The  Pages  of  a Magazine,”  “The  Journey 
from  Artist  to  Reader,”  “Pictures  in  the  Schoolroom  ” The  last 
chapter  contains  25  pages,  and  discusses  walls,  framing  and  hanging, 
choice  portfolio  collections,  elementary  art  study,  and  the  study  of 
pictures  in  nature,  language  and  literature,  mythology,  geography,  and 
history.  Numerous  full-page  illustrations. 

Froehlich,  Hugo  B.,  and  Snow,  Bonnie  E.  Text  Books  of  Art 
Education.  8 books.  72-100  pp.  each.  Illus.  Prang. 
I and  II,  25c.  each;  III,  30c. ; IV,  V,  and  VI,  45c.  each ; 
VII  and  VIII,  55c.  each.  Gr.  1-8  (each  number  for  the 
corresponding  grade). 

This  set  is  intended  as  a complete  series  of  texts  for  city  schools. 
In  small  schools  where  it  is  impossible  to  give  an  art  course,  the  set 
would  prove  a treasure  to  children  fond  of  drawing,  color,  and 
pictures.  Many  of  the  illustrations  are  in  color.  The  first  volume 
takes  up  a study  of  landscape,  flowers  and  plants,  the  human  figure 
and  animals,  common  things  (toys,  etc.),  geometrical  forms,  and 
design;  the  same  subjects  are  taken  up  in  each  of  the  other  volumes, 
the  work  being  skillfully  and  carefully  graded. 

Goodyear,  William  H.  A History  of  Art.  8 vols.  394  pp.  320 
Illus.  Barnes.  $2.80  net.  Gr.  6-. 

An  excellent  outline,  interesting,  and  covering  architecture,  sculp- 
ture, painting,  and  music.  Profusely  illustrated.  Index. 

Hopkins,  James  Frederick.  Outlines  of  Art  History:  Architec- 
ture. 242  pp.  Illus.  Educ.  Pub.  Co.  $1.00.  Gr.  7-. 

“A  non-technical  outline  of  architectural  development.”  40  full- 
page  and  200  text  illustrations  in  half-tone.  An  interesting  work  for 
children  by  the  Director  of  the  Maryland  Institute 


Horne,  Olive  B.,  and  Scobey,  Katherine  L.  Stories  of  Great 
Artists.  157  pp.  Illus.  A.  B.  Co.  40c.  Gr.  3-5. 
Excellent  full-page  reproductions  of  famous  paintings ; interesting 
stories. 


Hurll,  Estelle  M. 

pp.  each. 

1.  Raphael. 


Riverside  Art  Series.  12  vols.  About  100 
Illus.  Houghton.  50c.  net  each.  Gr.  6-. 

7.  Greek  Sculpture. 

Rembrandt.  8.  Titian. 

Michelangelo.  9.  Landseer. 

Jean  Francois  Millet.  10.  Correggio. 

Sir  Joshua  Reynolds.  11.  Tuscan  Sculpture. 

Murillo.  12.  Van  Dyck. 

Each  volume  contains  16  half-tone  reproductions  of  famous  pictures 
or  sculptures,  and  about  100  pages  of  text  giving  such  an  account  of 
the  characteristic  works  of  great  artists  as  will  enable  youthful  readers 
to  gain  a fair  conception  of  the  special  pictures  brought  to  their  at- 
tention, and  as  will  inspire  a love  of  art.  An  introduction  in  each 
volume  gives  historical  and  bibliographical  material  of  value  in  the 
study  of  the  artist  and  his  works.  A pronouncing  vocabulary  of 
proper  names  and  foreign  words  is  appended  to  the  text. 


Keysqr,  Jennie  Ellis.  Great  Artists.  5 vols.  Illus.  Educ.  Pub. 

Co.  50c.  "each.  Gr.  6-. 

Vol.  I,  Raphael,  Murillo,  Rubens,  and  Durer  (212  pp.,  43  full-page 
illus  ) ; vol.  II,  Van  Dyck,  Rembrandt,  Reynolds,  Bonheur  (194  pp., 
49  full-page  illus.)  ; vol.  Ill,  Angelo,  Da  Vinci,  Titian,  Correggio 
(249  pp.,  60  full-page  illus.)  ; vol.  IV,  Turner,  Corot,  Millais,  Leighton 
(220  pp.,  52  full-page  illus.)  ; vol.  V,  Giotto,  Angelico,  Reni,  and 
Italian  painting.  Interesting  and  untechnical  accounts,  good  illustra- 
tions. Pronouncing  vocabularies. 

Lillie,  Lucy  C.  The  Story  of  Music  and  Musicians.  246  pp. 

Illus.  Harper.  60c.  Gr.  6-. 

“The  object  of  the  book  is  to  interest  young  students  in  music  in 
the  technique  of  their  art,  and  in  the  associations  amid  which  great 
masters  have  worked.” 


Rowlands,  Walter.  Among  the  Great  Masters  of  Music.  233  pp. 
Illus.  Estes.  $1.50.  Gr.  H.  S. 

Scenes  from  the  lives  of  great  musicians.  32  full-page  half-tone 
pictures  of  scenes  in  the  lives  of  musicians,  reproductions  of  famous 
paintings. 

Scobey,  Katherine  L.,  and  Horne,  Olive  B.  Stories  of  Great 
Musicians.  186  pp.  Illus.  A.  B.  Co.  40c.  Gr.  3-5. 

Excellent  full-page  illustrations.  Stories  unusual  in  subject  and 
well  told. 

Sturgis,  Russell.  The  Appreciation  of  Pictures.  308  pp.  Illus. 
Baker.  $1.50  net.  Gr.  7-. 

73  full-page  reproductions  of  great  paintings ; the  frontispiece  is 
Turner’s  “Burning  of  the  Peggy  Stewart.” 

How  to  Judge  Architecture.  221  pp.  84  full-page  illus- 
trations. Baker.  $1.50  net.  Gr.  H.  S. 


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The  Appreciation  of  Sculpture.  235  pp.  80  full-page 

illustrations.  Baker.  $1.50  net.  Gr.  H.  S. 

An  admirable  series.  The  author  is  the  foremost  American  writer 
on  architecture,  and  among  the  most  interesting  and  authoritative 
writers  on  art  subjects. 

Riverside  Song  Book.  R.  L.  S.,  Houghton.  40c.  All  grades. 
120  classic  American  poems  set  to  music. 

HISTORY. 


General. 


Creasy,  Sir  Edward.  Fifteen  Decisive  Battles  of  the  World.  425 
pp.  Maps  and  plans.  Harper.  $1.00.  Gr.  H.  S. 

A very  able  work  on  a unique  plan.  Connecting  history  between  the 
battles  is  supplied. 

Eggleston,  George  Cary.  Strange  Stories  from  History.  244  pp. 
Illus.  Harper.  60c.  Gr.  6-. 


John  not,  James.  Grandfather  Stories.  137  pp.  Illus.  A.  B.  Co. 
27c.  Gr.  3. 


Stories  of  Heroic  Deeds.  151  pp.  Illus.  A.  B.  Co. 
30c.  Gr.  4-5. 


Ten  Great  Events  in  History.  264 'pp.  Illus.  A.  B.  Co. 

54c.  Gr.  7-8. 

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2. 

3. 

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A series  covering  the  history  of  the  world,  from  which  one  may 
select  a volume  on  almost  any  period  or  country.  Admirably  made, 
scholarly,  readable.  Well  illustrated,  maps,  indexes,  etc. ; each  volume 
about  4C0  pages.  Volumes  1-61,  though  listed  at  $1.50,  can  be  pur- 
chased at  $1.05  to  $1.20  from  retail  de'alers.  A descriptive  list  should 
be  obtained  from  the  publishers.  The  titles  run,  “The  Story  of 
Greece,”  etc.,  but  in  the  following  list  only  the  essential  part  will  be 


given. 

Greece;  by  James  A.  Harrison. 
Rome ; by  Arthur  Gilman. 

Jews;  by  James  K.  Hosmer. 
Chaldea ; by  Z.  A.  Ragozin. 
Germany ; by  S.  Baring-Gould. 
Spain ; E.  E.  and  Susan  Hale. 
Hungary;  by  A.  Vambery. 
Carthage ; by  Alfred  J.  Church. 
Saracens ; by  Arthur  Gilman. 
Normans ; by  Sarah  Orne  Jew- 
ett. 

Egypt ; by  Geo.  Rawlinson. 
Alexander’s  Empire ; by  J.  P. 
Mahaffy. 


16.  Assyria;  by  Z.  A.  Ragozin. 

17.  Ireland;  by  Emily  Lawless. 

18.  Goths;  by  Henry  Bradley. 

20.  Media ; by  Z.  A.  Ragozin. 

21.  Mediaeval  France;  by  Gustave 

Masson. 

22.  Holland ; by  J.  E.  Thorold  Rog- 

ers. 

23.  Mexico ; by  Susan  Hale. 

25.  Hansa  Towns ; by  Helen  Zim- 

mer n. 

26.  Early  Britain ; by  Alfred  J. 

Church. 

28.  Russia;  by  W.  R.  Morfill. 


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30.  Scotland;  John  Mackintosh. 

31.  Switzerland;  by  Mrs.  Arnold 

Hug  and  R.  Stead. 

32.  Portugal ; by  H.  Morse  Steph- 

ens. 

.34.  Sicily;  by  E.  A.  Freeman. 

35.  Tuscan  Republics;  by  Bella 
Duffy. 

.36.  Poland;  by  W.  R.  Morfill. 

38.  Japan  ; by  David  Murray. 

40.  Christian  Recovery  of  Spain  ; by 
H.  E.  Watts. 

.42.  Venice;  by  Alethea  Wiel. 

43.  Crusades ; by  T.  A.  Archer  and 
Charles  L Kingsford. 

46.  Canada ; by  J.  G.  Bourinot. 


49.  Modern  France;  by  Andre 
Lebon. 

50  and  51.  The  Building  of  the 
British  Empire ; by  Alfred 
Thomas  Story. 

56.  Austria ; by  Sydney  Whitman. 

58.  Modern  Spain ; by  Martin  A.  S. 

Hume. 

59.  Modern  Italy;  by  Pietro  Orsi. 
63.  Mediaeval  Rome ; by  William 

Miller. 

67  and  68.  South  American  Repub- 
lics ; by  Thomas  C.  Dawson. 
70.  Mediaeval  England ; by  Mary 
Bateson. 


Wallach,  Isabel  R.  Historical  and  Biographical  Narratives. 
160  pp.  Illus.  A.  B.  Co.  35c.  Gr.  3-5. 

Includes  stories  of  the  ancient  Orient  and  of  ancient  and  modern 
Europe.  A very  useful  collection. 


Ancient. 

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A.  B.  Co.  50c.  Gr.  5-7. 

Simply  written  and  interesting  stories  of  the  ancient  Orient,  includ- 
ing Egypt,  Babyloma.  and  Assyria,  Phoenicia,  the  Hebrews,  the  Medes 
and  Persians,  the  Hindus,  and  the  Chinese. 

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Co.  60c.  Gr.  5-7. 

The  Story  of  the  Romans.  278  pp.  Illus.  A.  B.  Co. 

60c.  Gr.  5-7. 

These  stories  from  classical  history  are  deservedly  popular. 

Gulick,  Charles  B.  The  Life  of  the  Ancient  Greeks.  373  pp. 
Illus.  Appleton.'  $1.40  net.  Gr.  7-. 

A recent,  accurate,  and  entertaining  work ; goes  thoroughly  into  the 
subject,  discussing  dwellings,  occupations,  schools,  child  life,  social  life- 
entertainments,  religion,  food  and  clothing,  marriage  and  domestic  cus- 
toms, travel,  etc.  The  best  books  on  the  subject  for  school  libraries. 
Well  illustrated 

Harding,  Caroline  H.  and  Samuel  B.  Greek  Gods,  Heroes,  and 
Men.  195  pp.  Illus.  Scott.  50c.  Gr.  4-6. 

Part  III,  60  pages,  devoted  to  tales  from  Greek  history.  Well 
told. 

The  City  of  Seven  Hills.  268  pp.  Illus.  Scott.  50c. 

Gr.  4-6. 

Well  selected,  accurate,  and  interesting. 

Havell,  H.  A.  Tales  from  Herodotus.  286  pp.  Illus.  C.  F.  C., 
Crowell.  60c.  Gr.  6-. 


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Johnston,  Harold  W.  The  Private  Life  of  the  Romans.  344  pp, 
Illus.  Scott.  $1.50.  Gr.  7-. 

A book  on  Rome  similar  in  scope  and  character  to  Gulick’s  Life  of 
the  Ancient  Greeks.  Well  illustrated. 

Maspero,  G.  Life  in  Ancient  Egypt  and  Assyria.  15  ch.  376  pp. 
Illus.  Appleton.  $1.50.  Gr.  7-. 

This  book,  by  a great  authority  on  the  ancient  Orient,  deals  with 
the  really  vital  things — the  life  and  accomplishments  of  the  people  and 
their  contributions  to  civilization.  It  is  also  highly  interesting. 

Mahaffy,  J.  P.  Old  Greek  Life.  101  pp.  Illus.  A.  B.  Co.  35c. 
Gr.  7-. 

This  primer  gives  a good  brief  account  of  its  subject,  and  in  the 
main  is  interesting.  The  author  is  one  of  the  best  known  authorities 
on  Greek  antiquities. 

Pratt,  Mara  L.  Stories  of  Old  Rome.  314  pp.  Illus.  Educ. 
Pub.  Co.  60c.  Gr.  6-7. 

Preston,  Harriet  W.,  and  Dodge,  Louise.  Private  Life  of  the 
Romans.  167  pp.  Illus.  Sanborn.  $1.00.  Gr.  H.  S, 

A smaller  work  than  Johnston’s  and  written  ten  years  earlier;  but 
it  is  a very  good  account  if  a cheaper  book  is  desired. 

Ragozin,  Zenaide  A.  Earliest  Peoples.  108  pp.  Illus.  Har- 

rison. 60c.  Gr.  6-. 

Tells  of  prehistoric  times,  and  of  the  Sumero-Accadians  and  ancient 
Semites.  The  author  is  among  the  most  entertaining  writers  on  an- 
cient history.  Profusely  illustrated. 

Early  Egypt.  95  pp.  Illus.  (profusely).  Harrison. 

60c.  Gr.  6-. 

Europe  and  Asia. 

[See  Story  of  the  Nation  Series.] 

Blaisdell,  Albert  F.  Stories  from  English  History.  19 1 pp.. 
Illus.  Ginn.  50c.  Gr.  4-6. 

Edited  and  rewritten  from  standard  authors. 

Brown,  George  P.  The  Story  of  Our  English  Grandfathers.  406 
pp.  Illus.  Pub.  Sch.  Pub.  Co.  75c.  Gr.  5-7. 

Dutton,  Maude  B.  Little  Stories  of  France.  176  pp.  Illus. 
40c.  A.  B.  Co.  Gr.  4-6. 

Clear  and  simple  in  style  and  interesting  in ‘material ; much  of  the 
important  history  of  France  is  thus  entertainingly  told. 

Edgar,  M.  L.  Stories  from  Scottish  History.  331  pp.  Illus.  C. 
F.  C.,  Crowell.  60c.  Gr.  6-. 

Selected  from  Scott’s  Tales  of  a Grandfather. 


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Fellows,  George  E.  Recent  European  History.  459  pp.  Illus. 
Sanborn.  $1.00.  Gr.  H.  S. 

A useful  little  volume  on  this  important  period  for  high  school 
students. 

Froissart,  Sir  John.  Chronicles.  Ed.  by  Adam  Singleton.  34  ch. 

235  pp.  Illus.  Home  Reading  Books.  Ed.  by  Wm.  T. 
Harris.  Appleton.  65c.  Gr.  5-. 

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between  France  and  Flanders,  France  and  England,  England  and 
Scotland,  etc.  The  author  himself  was  a soldier,  and  he  traveled  and 
sought  information  from  other  soldiers,  and  from  such  direct  sources 
wrote  his  chronicles. 

Guerber,  H.  A.  The  Story  of  the  English.  356  pp.  Illus.  A.  B. 
Co.  65c.  Gr.  5-8. 

Green,  John  Richard.  History  of  the  English  People.  5 vols. 
McKay.  $2.00  for  the  set.  Gr.  H.  S. 

A well-made  edition  at  a very  moderate  price. 

Harding,  Samuel  B.  The  Story  of  the  Middle  Ages.  224  pp. 
Illus.  Scott.  50c.  Gr.  5-8. 

The  best  elementary  account  of  the  Middle  Ages. 

Motley,  John  Lothrop.  Rise  of  the  Dutch  Republic.  3 vols. 

Everyman’s  Library,  Dutton.  50c.  a volume.  Gr.  H.  S. 

Mowry,  Arthur  M.  First  Steps  in  the  History  of  England.  324 
pp.  Illus.  Silver.  70c.  Gr.  5-7. 

Told  largely  through  biography.  Profusely  illustrated. 

Pitman,  Leila  Webster.  Stories  of  Old  France.  312  pp.  Illus. 

A.  B.  Co.  60c.  Gr.  5-. 

Exceptionally  well-told  stories,  that  convey  much  interesting  and 
important  information  regarding  the  history  of  France.  Many  inter- 
esting illustrations. 

Scott,  Sir  Walter.  Tales  of  a Grandfather.  196  pp.  Illus. 
Educ.  Pub.  Co.  40c.  Gr.  6-. 

The  history  of  Scotland  from  Scott’s  charming  Tales  should  be 
familiar  to  every  child. 

Van  Bergen,  R.  The  Story  of  China.  224  pp.  Illus.  Map.  A. 

B.  Co.  60c.  Gr.  4-7. 

The  Stoty  of  Japan.  294  pp.  Illus.  A.  B.  Co.  65c. 

, Gr.  4-7. 

The  Storv  of  Russia.  284  pp.  Illus.  A.  B.  Co.  65c. 

Gr.  6-8. 

A good  short  sketch,  extending  to  the  close  of  the  Japanese  war. 


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American. 


Anderson,  Robert  E.  The  Story  of  Extinct  Civilizations  in  the 
West.  195  pp.  Illus.  Library  of  Useful  Stories,  Ap- 
pleton. 35c.  net.  Gr.  6-. 

A fascinating  story  of  the  early  civilizations  of  Mexico  and  Peru. 
Baldwin,  James.  The  Discovery  of  the  Old  Northwest,  and  Its 
Settlement  by  the  French.  272  pp.  Iilus.  A.  B.  Co. 
60c.  Gr.  4-7. 

The  Conquest  of  the  Old  Northwest,  and  Its  Settlement 

by  Americans.  264  pp.  Illus.  A.  B.  Co.  60c. 
Gr.  4-7. 

Bass,  Florence.  Stories  of  Pioneer  Life.  136  pp.  Heath.  40c. 
Gr.  3-5. 

Brady,  Cyrus  Townsend.  American  Fights  and  Fighters  Series. 
4 vols.  Illus.  McClure.  Gr.  7-. 

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Border,  1760-1830,  $1.30  net;  Indian,  1866-1876,  $1.30  net.  Stirring 
tales  by  a popular  writer. 

Carrington,  Henry  B.  Battles  of  the  American  Revolution.  712 
pp.  Illus.  Barnes.  $3.00  net.  Gr.  H.  S. 

A revised  edition  of  an  excellent  work.  Military  history,  though  not 
stressed  in  the  best  recent  text  books,  is  very  interesting  to  young 
people  and  may  be  the  means  of  imparting  more  valuable  instruction. 
This  work,  containing  admirable  maps  and  battle  plans,  is  the  best 
available  for  its  period. 

Civil  War  Stories.  Retold  from  St.  Nicholas.  201  pp.  Illus. 
Century.  65c.  net.  Gr.  5-7. 

“Off  to  the  War,”  “Virginia  Scenes  in  ’61,”  “Eleanor’s  Colonel,” 
“A  Drummer-Boy  at  Gettysburg,”  “The  Picket  Guard.”  etc. 

Cleveland,  Helen  M.  Stories  of  Brave  Old  Times.  308  pp. 
Illus.  Lee.  $1.25.  Gr.  5-8. 

“Some  pen  pictures  of  scenes  which  took  place  previous  to  or  con- 
nected with  the  American  Revolution.” 

Coffin,  Charles  C.  The  Boys  of  ’76.  398  pp.  Illus.  Harper. 

$2.00.  Gr.  7-. 

A popular  history  of  the  battles  of  the  Revolution. 

Colonial  Stories.  Retold  from  St.  Nicholas.  194  pp.  Illus. 
Century.  65c.  net.  Gr.  5-7. 

Coman,  Katharine.  Industrial  History  of  the  United  States. 

24  ch.  343  pp.  Illus.  Maps.  Macmillan.  $1.25  net. 
Gr.  H.  S. 

The  best  volume  on  this  highly  important  phase  of  our  history. 


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Cooke,  John  Esten.  Stories  of  the  Old  Dominion.  337  pp. 
Illus.  A.  B.  Co.  60c.  Gr.  5-6. 

Curry,  J.  L.  M.  The  Southern  States  of  the  American  Union. 
272  pp.  Johnson.  $1.00.  Gr.  H.  S. 

A careful  and  temperate  presentation  of  the  Southern  view  of  the 
constitutional  relation  of  the  individual  States  to  the  Union. 

Dickson,  Marguerite  S.  From  the  Old  World  to  the  New.  178 
pp.  Illus.  Macmillan.  50c.  Gr.  4-5. 

A simple,  connected  account  of  the  discovery  and  settlement  of 
America.  Maps. 

A Hundred  Years  of  Warfare.  (1689-1789).  273  pp. 

Illus.  Macmillan.  50c.  Gr.  4-6. 

The  story  of  the-  struggle  between  French  and  English  for  control 
of  the  continent,  and  of  the  Revolution  and  founding  of  the  national 
government. 

Dodge,  Theodore  A.  A Bird’s  Eye  View  of  Our  Civil  War.  348 
pp.  Maps  and  plans.  Houghton.  $1.00  net. 

A brief  military  history  of  the  war  by  a soldier  who  is  also  an 
authority  on  military  history. 

Dorsey,  Ella  Loraine.  Pocahontas.  An  account  of  her  connec- 
tion with  the  Virginia  colony.  Illus.  60  pp.  25c. 
Published  by  Geo.  E.  Howard,  Washington,  D.  C. 
Elson,  Henry  W.  History  of  the  United  States  of  America. 

91 1 pp.  8 full-page  colored  maps,  26  maps  and  charts 
in  the  text.  Macmillan.  $1.75  net.  Gr.  7-  (usable 
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Appeared  in  1904  and  at  once  took  rank  as  the  best  one-volume 
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to  be  without  it. 

Side  Lights  on  American  History.  Vol.  I,  National 

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Civil  War  and  Our  Own  Times  (410  pp.)-  Macmillan. 
75c.  each.  Gr.  5-8. 

An  admirable  collection  of  stories  about  our  national  history. 
Famous  Adventures  and  Prison  Escapes  of  the  Civil  War. 
338  pp.  Illus.  Century.  $1.50.  Gr.  6-. 

Thrilling  stories  of  the  Civil  War  by  persons  who  took  part  in  it. 
Eggleston,  Edward.  Stories  of, American  Life  and  Adventure. 

214  pp.  Illus.  A.  B.  Co.  50c.  Gr.  3-4. 

Fiske,  John.  The  War  of  Independence.  200  pp.  Illus.  Maps 
and  index.  R.  L.  S.,  Houghton.  40c.  Gr.  6-10. 

The  best  short  sketch. 


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Guerber,  H.  A.  The  Story  of  the  Thirteen  Colonies.  342  pp. 
Illus.  A.  B.  Co.  65c.  Gr.  5-7. 

Harris,  Joel  Chandler.  Stories  of  Georgia.  315  pp.  Illus. 

A.  B.  Co.  60c.  Gr.  5-6. 

Hawthorne,  Nathaniel.  Grandfather’s  Chair:  True  stories  from 
New  England  history.  Illus.  R.  L.  S.,  Houghton. 
50c.  Gr.  5-7.  Also  in  S.  L.  S.,  University,  30c.  Gr.  5-8. 

Thirty-two  stories,  written  in  Hawthorne’s  charming  style,  that  will 
do  much  toward  making  children  appreciate  the  life  and  feelings  of 
colonial  New  England. 

Hitchcock,  Ripley.  The  Louisiana  Purchase.  349  pp.  Illus. 
Ginn.  60c.  Gr.  6-. 

Story  of  the  Lewis  and  Clark  expedition,  explorations  of  Pike,  etc., 
as  well  as  of  the  purchase.  “The  story  is  a marvel  of  condensation 
and  a gem  of  lucidity  of  expression.” 

Howells,  William  Dean.  Stories  of  Ohio.  287  pp.  Illus.  A. 

B.  Co.  60c.  Gr.  5-6. 

Husted,  Mary  H.  Stories  of  Indian  Chiefs.  Illus.  Pub.  Sch. 
Pub.  Co.  40c.  Gr.  4-6. 

Stories  of  pioneer  life  and  of  the  present  condition  of  the  Indians, 
especially  of  the  Indian  children  in  their  homes  and  schools. 

Indian  Stories.  200  pp.  Illus.  Century.  65c.  net.  Gr.  5-. 

Retold  from  St.  Nicholas. 

Johnson,  William  A.  Pioneer  Spaniards  of  North  America. 
381  pp.  Illus.  Little.,  $1.50.  Gr.  6-. 

An  interesting  account  of  discoveries,  explorations,  conquests,  and 
settlements  of  the  Spaniards. 

French  Pathfinders  in  North  America.  347  pp.  Illus. 

Little.  $1.50.  Gr.  6-. 

A companion  to  the  foregoing  on  Spain. . The  author  possesses  great 
skill  in  presenting  his  history  in  a manner  most  attractive  to  the  young 
reader. 

The  World’s  Discoverers.  416  pp.  Illus.  Little. 

$1.50.  Gr.  6-. 

A excellent  account,  beginning  with  Marco  Polo,  of  the  long  series 
of  voyages  forming  the  basis  of  American  history ; also  a section  on 
“Recent  Voyages.”  “It  fills  a place  not  exactly  filled  before.  The 
plan  is,  moreover,  extremely  well  worked  out  ” — John  Fiske. 

Mann,  William  J.  America  in  Its  Relation  to  the  Great  Epochs 
of  History.  315  pp.  Little.  $1.00  net.  Gr.  H.  S. 

McCarthy,  Carlton.  Soldier  Life  in  the  Army  of  Northern  Vir- 
ginia. 224  pp.  Illus.  Johnson.  Gr.  6-. 

The  actual  experiences  of  a private,  who  neglects  the  romantic  side 
of  war  and  writes  of  the  hardships  and  difficulties.  It  is  good  reading 


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for  boys,  and  will  give  new  ideas  of  what  war  means.  Some  of  the 
chapters  are:  “Romantic  Ideas  Dissipated,”  “On  the  March,”  “Cooking 
and  Eating.”  / 

McMurry,  Charles  A.  Pioneer  History  Stories.  3 vols.  Illus. 
Macmillan.  40c.  net  each.  Gr.  5-8.  • 

“Pioneers  on  Land  and  Sea”  (216  pp.),  “Pioneers  of  the  Mississippi 
Valley”  (218  pp.),  “Pioneers  of  the  Rocky  Mountains  and  the  West” 
(248  pp.),  are  the  three  volumes.  The  series  is  an  excellent  one,  much 
of  the  text  being  made  up  of  source  materials  furnished  by  the 
explorers  themselves.  Maps. 

Our  Holidays.  200  pp.  Illus.  Century.  65c.  net.  Gr.  5-. 

Stories  explaining  the  meaning  and  spirit  of  some  of  our  historical 
anniversaries;  retold  from  St.  Nicholas. 

Parkman,  Francis.  The  Struggle  for  a Continent.  Edited  from 
the  \vritings  of  Parkman  by  Pelham  Edgar.  542  pp. 
Illus.  and  maps.  Little.  $1.50  net.  Gr.  6-. 

Parkman’s  rank  as  a historian  and  his  admirable  literary  style  are 
too  well  known  to  need  comment  This  volume  gives  in  his  own 
words,  with  the  aid  of  connecting  notes,  a continuous  account  of  the 
great  struggle  for  the  possession  of  the  continent. 

The  Oregon  Trail.  381  pp.  Illus.  Little.  $1.00. 

Gr.  6-. 

Sketches  of  life  with  the  Indians  of  the  prairies  and  Rocky 
Mountains. 

Pratt,  Mara  L.  America’s  Story  for  America’s  Children.  5 vols. 

132-172  pp.  each.  Illus.  Vol.  I in  color.  Heath.  Vol. 
I,  35c.,  gr.  3-4 ; vol.  II,  Exploration  and  Discovery,  40c., 
gr.  3-4;  vol.  Ill,  Early  Colonies,  40c.,  gr.  4-5;  vol.  IV, 
Later  Colonial  Period,  40c.,  gr.  4-5; 'vol.  V,  Foundations 
of  the  Republic,  40c.,  gr:  4-5. 

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The  Great  West.  176  pp.  Illus.  Educ.  Pub.  Co.  50c. 

Gr.  5-7. 

Stories  of  the  Mound  Builders,  Zuhis  of  New  Mexico,  Spanish 
Conquests,  French  explorers,  etc. 

Stories  of  Colonial  Children.  223  pp.  Illus.  Educ. 

Pub.  Co.  40c.  Gr.  3-5. 

About  child  heroes  are  centered  stories  of  colonial  life  and  history. 
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valuable.  < 

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Illus.  Silver.  50c.  Gr.  4-6. 

Stories  of  colonial  and  revolutionary  days  that  give  excellent 
pictures  of  the  times-.- 

Revolutionary  Stories.  Retold  from  St.  Nicholas.  205  pp. 
Illus.  Century.  65c.  net.  Gr.  5-7. 


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Stepping  Stones  of  American  History.  381  pp.  Illus.  in  color. 
Wilde.  $2.25  net.  Gr.  7-. 

Essays  by  eminent  writers.  The  following  are  examples : “Roanoke 
and  Jamestown,”  by  Lyon  G.  Tyler;  “The  Colonists  and  the  Indians,” 
by  Reuben  G.  Thwaites;.  “The  Town  Meeting,”  by  Elroy  M.  Avery; 
“Lafayette  and  the  French  Alliance,”  by  James  K.  Hosmer.  An 
interesting  and  valuable  work. 

Stockton,  Frank  R.  Stories  of  New  Jersey.  254  pp.  Illus.  A. 
B.  Co.  60c.  Gr.  5-6. 

Stone,  Gertrude  L.,  and  Fickett,  M.  Grace.  Everyday  Life  in 
the  Colonies.  119  pp.  Illus.  Heath.  40c.  Gr.  4-6. 

“The  First  New  England  Christmas,”  “Soap  Making  at  the  How- 
lands,” “Telling  Time  Without  a Clock,”  “The  Poor  Debtor’s  Chil- 
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Thompson,  Maurice.  Stories  of  Indians.  296  pp.  Illus.  A.  B. 
Co.  60c.  Gr.  5-6. 

Thwaites,  Reuben  Gold.  How  George  Rogers  Clark  Won  the 
Northwest.  278  pp.  Illus.  MeClurg.  $1.20  net. 
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The  volume  contains  besides  the  title  essay  (74  pp.),  “The  Division 
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“Early  Lead  Mining  on  the  Upper  Mississippi,”  and  “The  Draper 
Manuscripts.”  An  interesting  series  by  an  authority  on  Western 
history. 

Tomlinson,  Everett  T.  The  War  for  Independence.  184  pp. 
Illus.  Silver.  50c.  Gr.  5-8. 

Very  interesting  stories  of  the  Revolution  that  give  an  excellent 
idea  of  the  history  and  life  of  the  period. 

Welsh,  Lucie  D.  Colonial  Days  in  Virginia,  Carolina,  Maryland, 
and  Georgia.  246  pp.  Illus.  Educ.  Pub.  Co.  50c. 
Gr.  2-4. 

Walton,  Joseph  S.,  and  Brumbaugh,  Martin  G.  Stories  of 
Pennsylvania.  300  pp.  Illus.  A.  B.  Co.  60c.  Gr.  5-6. 

Winterburn,  Rosa  V.  The  Spanish  in  the  Southwest.  224  pp. 
Illus.  A.  B.  Co.  55c.  Gr.  4-7. 

t Source  Material. 

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and  Romans  Tell  It.  10  ch.  328  pp.  Macmillan, 
editor),  418  pp.,  60c.  net.  Gr.  5-. 

An  excellent  elementary  collection  of  source  material  on  Rome. 


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Caldwell,  Howard  W.  A Survey  of  American  History.  246  pp. 
Ainsworth.  75c.  Gr.  6-. 

Source  extracts  from  documents,  laws,  letters,  speeches,  etc.,  well 
selected,  in  the  main  simple  and  easy,  with  connecting  narrative  and 
questions.  This  volume  will  add  greatly  to  the  interest  and  value  of 
history  work  in  grammar  or  high  school.  It  is  also  published  in  11 
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Great  American  Legislators,  247  pp. ; American  Terri- 
torial Development,  265  pp.  75c.  each.  Gr.  6-. 

Similar  in  plan  and  execution  to  A Survey  of  American  History. 

Fling,  Frederick  .M.  A Source  Book  of  Greek  History.  Ulus. 
Heath.  $1.00.  Gr.  7-. 

Hale,  Edward  Everett.  Stories  of  Discovery.  287  pp.  Illus. 
Little.  $1.25.  Gr.  5-8. 

Stories  of  Columbus,  De  Gama,  Magellan,  Drake,  Verrazzano,  John 
Smith,  etc.,  told  by  the  discoverers  themselves  or  their  companions. 

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by  themselves  or  their  followers. 

Stories  of  the  Sea  (Told  by  Sailors).  300  pp.  Little. 

$1.00.  Gr.  6-. 

Stories  of  the  Spanish  Armada,  voyages  of  Paul  Jones,  Nelson  at 
Trafalgar,  etc.,  told  by  sailors  who  were  present. 

Stories  of  War  (Told  by  Soldiers).  264  pp.  Little. 

$1.00.  Gr.  6-. 

Stories  of  most  of  the  great  battles  of  the  Civil  War  told  by  soldiers 
who  participated  in  them. 

Hart,  Albert  B.  Source  Readers  of  American  History.  Illus. 

4 vols.  Macmillan.  The  volumes  are : Colonial  Chil- 
dren (Blanche  E.  Hazard,  joint  editor),  233  pp.,  40c. 
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addition  or  alteration,  but  the  spelling  and  phraseology  of  the  16th 
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• Source  Book  of  American  History.  17  ch.  408  pp. 

Macmillan.  60c.  net.  Gr.  6-. 

Extracts  from  letters,  diaries,  reminiscences,  travels,  speeches,  and 
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spelling  and  obsolete  words  are  retained,  but  explained  in  brackets. 
There  are  excellent  helps : suggestions  for  the  use  of  sources,  sketches 
of  authors,  side  notes,  and  index. 

American  History  Told  by  Contemporaries.  4 vols. 

Macmillan.  $2.00  per  vol.  Gr.  H.  S. 

Vol.  I.  Era  of  Colonization,  1492-1689  (18  ch.,  606  pp.). 

Vol.  II.  Building  of  the  Republic,  1689-1783  (21  ch.,  653  pp.). 

Vol.  III.  National  Expansion,  1783-1844  (20  ch.,  668  pp.). 

Vol.  IV.  Welding  of  the  Nation,  1845-1897  (21  ch.,  732  pp.). 

No  single  set  of  books  could  be  more  valuable  or  interesting  to 
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source  material.  Many  of  the  selections  are  usable  by  upper  grammar 
school. 

Hill,  Mabel.  Liberty  Documents.  458  pp.  Longmans.  $2.00. 
Gr.  7-. 

Traces  the  development  of  political  freedom  in  England  and  America 
from  1100  to  1899.  Thirty-one  documents  are  included,  and  each  is 
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Wendover,  and  critical  comment  by  Burke,  Hallam,  Stubbs,  Green, 
Gardiner,  and  eight  other  authorities.  Excellent  in  plan  and  execution. 
Index  and  full  table  of  contents.  The  English  is  modernized. 

Kendall,  Elizabeth  K.  Source-Book  of  English  History. 
22  ch.  483  pp.  Macmillan.  80c.  net.  Gr.  7. 

The  material  included  extends  from  the  first  century  A.  D.  to  the 
end  of  the  nineteenth.  Formal  documents  and  legal  records  are 
avoided  and  contemporary  narratives,  letters,  descriptions,  comment, 
and  diaries  furnish  most  of  the  material.  The  English  is  modernized. 
Marginal  topics  and  notes,  full  table  of  contents,  and  index. 

Lincoln,  Abraham.  Letters  and  Addresses.  389  pp.  Unit.  62c. 
Gr.  6-. 

McMaster,  John  B.,  consulting  ed.  The  Trail  Makers.  Illus.  and 
maps.  Barnes.  $1.00  net  per  vol.  Gr.  6-10.  History 
of  the  Expedition  of  Lewis  and  Clark  (reprint  of  Biddle 
edition  of  1814),  3 vols.,  about  400  pp.  each;  The’ Jour- 
ney of  Cabeza  de  Vaca,  231  pp. ; The  Journey  of  Coro- 
nado, 251  pp.;  Narratives  of  Fernando  de  Soto,  2 vols., 
223  and  192  pp. ; Voyages  and  Explorations  of  Samuel 
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very  low  price.  The  narratives  are  by  the  commanders  of  the 
expeditions,  or  those  who  accompanied  them. 


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Munro,  Dana  C.  A Source  Book  of  Roman  History.  258  pp. 
Illus.  Heath.  $1.00.  Gr.  7-. 

Biographies  of'  authors  quoted,  bibliographies,  remarks  on  illustra- 
tions, and  index. 

National  Documents.  496  pp.  Unit.  72c.  Gr.  6-. 

Forty-six  documents'  illustrative  of  the  progress  of  the  United  States 
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nance of  1787,  Treaty  with  France  of  1803,  Missouri  Compromise, 
Constitution  of  Confederate  States. 

Robinson,  James  Harvey.  Readings  in  European  History.  2 vols. 

21  ch.,  551  pp.,  and  32  ch.,  628  pp.  Ginn.  $1.50  each. 
Gr.  H.  S. 

The  best  collection  of  source  material  on  European  history  (medieval 
and  modern)  for  schools. 

MARYLAND. 

Browne,  William  Hand.  The  History  of  a Palatinate — Mary- 
land. 379  pp.  Houghton.  $1.25.  Gr.  7-8. 

Deals  principally  with  the  palatinate  or  colonial  period.  The 
edition  of  1904  brings  the  narrative  up  to  the  adoption  of  the  present 
constitution,  1867. 

George  and  Cecilius  Calvert.  181  pp.  Dodd.  $1.00. 

Gr.  6,  7,  8. 

Fiske,  John.  Old  Virginia  and  Her  Neighbors.  2 vols.  739  pp. 
Houghton.  $2.00.  Gr.  H.  S. 

Gambrill,  J.  Montgomery.  Leading  Events  of  Maryland  History. 
360  pp.  Ginn.  90c.  Gr.  6,  7,  8. 

A well  arranged  text  written  in  a clear  and  entertaining  style. 

Hall,  Clayton  C.  The  Lords  Baltimore  and  the  Maryland  Pala- 
tinate. 217  pp.  Nunn  & Co.,  Baltimore.  $1.25. 

Johnson,  John  H.  Old  Maryland  Manors.  Johns  Hopkins  Press, 
Baltimore.  30c.  net. 

McSherry,  James.  History  of  Maryland.  437  pp.  Baltimore 
Book  Co.  $2.25  net.  Gr.  7,  8,  H.  S. 

A very  complete  work  from  the  settlement  to  Governor  Warfield. 
Edited  and  continued  by  Bartlett  B.  James,  Ph.  D. 

Mereness,  Newton  D.  Maryland  as  a Proprietary  Province. 
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Covers  proprietary  period.  Matter  well  arranged  according  to 
subj  ects. 

PasSano,  Leonard  M.  History  of  Maryland.  Williams  & Wilkins 
Co.,  Baltimore.  80c. 


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Warfield,  Joshua  Dorsey.  Founders  of  Anne  Arundel  and 
Howard  Counties.  543  pp.  Maryland  Historical 
Society,  Baltimore.  $5.00  net. 

BIOGRAPHY. 

Collected. 


American  Statesman  Series.  Ed.  by  John  T.  Morse,  Jr.  Hough- 
ton. $1.25  per  volume.  Gr.  H.  S. 


Benjamin  Franklin.  By  John  T. 
Morse,  Jr. 

Samuel  Adams.  By  James  K. 
Hosmer. 

Patrick  Henry.  By  Moses  Coit 
Tyler. 

George  Washington.  By  Henry 
Cabot  Lodge. 

John  Adams.  By  John  T.  Morse,  Jr. 
Alexander  Hamilton.  By  Henry 
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Gouverneur  Morris.  By  Theodore 
Roosevelt. 

John  Jav  By  George  Pellew. 

John  Marshall.  By  Allan  B.  Ma- 
gruder. 

Thomas  Jefferson.  By  John  T. 
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James  Madison.  By  Sydney  How- 
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Daniel  Webster.  By  Henry  Cabot 
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Abraham  Lincoln.  By  John  T. 
Morse,  Jr.,  2 volumes. 


A standard  series,  which  should  be  represented  in  every  high  school 
library. 


Baldwin,  James.  Four  Great  Americans  (Washington,  Franklin,. 

Webster,  Lincoln).  246  pp.  Illus.  A.  B.  Co.  50c.. 
Gr.  4-5. 

Beebe,  Mabel  B.  Four  American  Naval  Heroes  (Paul  Jones,. 

Perry,  Farragut,  Dewey).  254  pp.  Illus.  A.  B.  Co. 
50c.  Gr.  4-5. 

Bolton,  Sarah  K.  Girls  Who  Became  Famous.  347  pp.  Illus. 
Crowell.  $1.50.  Gr.  6-. 


Poor  Boys  Who  Became  Famous.  367  pp.  Illus. 

Crowell.  $1.50.  Gr.  6-. 

Mrs.  Bolton’s  stories  of  famous  persons  have  long  been  popular  with 
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Brooks,  E.  S.  Historic  Boys.  Illus.  Putnam.  $1.25.  Gr.  6-. 

Stories  of  the  youth,  rather  than  of  the  mature  years,  of  the  “boys” ; 
treats  of  their  endeavors,  achievements,  and  times. 


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Historic  Girls.  Illus.  Putnam.  $1.25.  Gr.  6-. 

Brooks,  Geraldine.  Dames  and  Daughters  of  Colonial  Days. 
284  pp.  Illus.  Crowell.  $1.50.  Gr.  7-. 

Burton,  Holman.  Four  American  Patriots.  254  pp.  Illus.  A. 
B.  Co.  50c.  Gr.  4-5. 

Children’s  Heroes.  Ed.  by  John  Lang.  15  vols.  About  120  pp. 

per  volume.  Illus.  in  color.  Picture  design  on  cover. 
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The  Story  of  Robert  the  Bruce,  by  Jeanie  Lang. 

The  Story  of  Lord  Clive,  by  John  Lang. 

The  Story  of  Christopher  Columbus,  by  G.  M.  Imlach. 

The  Story  of  Captain  Cook,  by  John  Lang. 

The  Story  of  Sir  Francis  Drake,  by  L.  M.  Elton. 

The  Story  of  Joan  of  Arc,  by  Andrew  Lang. 

The  Story  of  David  Livingstone,  by  Vautier  Golding. 

The  Story  of  Nelson,  by  Edmund  F.  Sellar. 

The  Story  of  Sir  Walter  Raleigh,  by  M.  D.  Kelly. 

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Guidon,  and  Boots  and  Saddles.  An  account  of  Gen.  G.  A.  Custer  by 
his  wife. 

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Americans.  159  pp.  Illus.  A.  B.  Co.  40c.  Gr.  2-4. 
Unusually  attractive  stories. 

Hall,  Jennie.  Men  of  Old  Greece.  263  pp.  Ulus.  Little.  $1.50. 
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Sketches  of  Leonidas,  Themistocles,  Phidias,  and  Socrates.  Well 
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excellent  pictures  of  ancient  Greek  life. 

Hawthorne,  Nathaniel.  Biographical  Stories.  Illus.  R.  L.  S., 
Houghton.  25c.  Gr.  4-5. 

Stories  of  Benjamin  West,  Sir  Isaac  Newton,  Samuel  Johnson, 
Oliver  Cromwell,  Benjamin  Franklin,  and  Queen  Christina. 

Haaren,  John  H.,  and  Poland,  A.  B.  Famous  Men  of  Greece. 
265  pp.  Illus.  University.  50c.  Gr.  4-6. 

Famous  Men  of  Rome.  269  pp.  Illus.  University. 

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Hall,  Jennie.  Four  Old  Greeks..  Illus.  Rand.  35c.  Gr.  4-5. 

Stories  of  Heracles,  Alcestis,  Dionysius,  and  Achilles. 

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Heroes  of  the  Nations.  Forty  volumes  ready.  About  380  pp.  to- 
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This  series  has  been  planned  as  a companion  work  to  the  series  of 
“Stories  of  the  Nations.”  It  presents  biographical  studies  of  the  lives, 
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have  gathered  the  traditions  of  the  nations  to  which  they  belong,  and 
who  have,  in  the  majority  of  instances,  been  accepted  as  types  of  the 
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Lewis,  Clark).  271  pp.  Illus.  A.  B.  Co.  50c.  Gr.  4-5. 

The  Story  of  Lewis  and  Clark.  132  pp.  Illus.  A.  B. 

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Twenty-six  stories  of  American  heroes,  by  the  President  of  the 
United  States  and  a leading  United  States  Senator. 

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Half  leather.  R.  S.  L.,  Houghton.  60c.  net  each.  Gr.  6-. 

Biographies  of  nearly  100  men  famous  as  mechanics,  manufacturers, 
printers,  bankers,  engineers,  farmers,  merchants,  etc. 

Perry,  Frances  M.  Four  American  Inventors  (Fulton,  Whitney, 
Morse,  Edison).  260  pp.  Illus.  A.  B.  Co.  50c. 
Gr.  4-5. 

Perry,  Frances  M.,  and  Beebe,  Mabel  B.  Four  American 

Pioneers  (Boone,  Crockett,  Carson,  George  Rogers 
Clark).  Illus.  A.  B.  Co.  50c.  Gr.  4-5. 


8o 


Plutarch’s  Lives.  Ed.  by  Edwin  Ginn.  14  ch.  333  pp.  Illus. 
Ginn.  45c.  Gr.  7-. 

Seven  of  these  famous  lives,  including  Alexander  and  Caesar, 
abridged  and  annotated. 

Stories  from  Plutarch.  Told  by  F.  J.  Rowbotham. 

C.  F.  C.,  Crowell.  60c.  Gr.  5-8. 

“The  King’s  Sword”  (Theseus),  “The  God  of  the  Spears”  (Romu- 
lus), “Hannibal’s  Schoolmaster”  (Fabius  Maximus),  and  Alcibiades. 

Lives.  Ed.  by  A.  H.  Clough.  Little.  $2.00.  Gr.  H.  S. 

Complete  in  one  volume. 

Riverside  Biographical  Series.  14  vols.  Each  volume,  small 
16  mo.,  about  125  pp.  Houghton.  School  edition,  with 
portrait,  50c.  net  each.  Gr.  7-. 

1.  Andrew  Jackson.  By  William  G.  Brown. 

2.  James  B.  Eads  By  Louis  How. 

3.  Benjamin  Franklin.  By  Paul  E.  More. 

4.  Peter  Cooper.  By  Rossiter  Raymond. 

5.  Thomas  Jefferson.  By  Henry  Childs  Merwin. 

6.  William  Penn.  By  George  Hodges. 

7.  Ulysses  S.  Grant.  By  Walter  Allen. 

8.  Lewis  and  Clark.  By  William  R Lighton. 

9.  John  Marshall.  By  James  B.  Thayer. 

10.  Alexander  Hamilton.  By  Charles  A.  Conant. 

11.  Washington  Irving.  By  Henry  W.  Boynton. 

12  Paul  Jones.  By  Hutchins  Hapgood. 

13.  Stephen  A.  Douglas.  By  William  G.  Brown. 

14.  Champlain.  By  Henry  G.  Sedgwick,  Jr. 

Sea  well,  Molly  Elliott.  Twelve  Naval  Captains.  233  pp.  Illus. 
Scribner,  S.  S.  R.  50c.  net.  Gr.  6-. 

■ Biographies  of  Paul  Jones,  Richard  Dale,  Thomas  Truxtun,  William 
Bainbridge,  Edward  Preble,  Stephen  Decatur,  Richard  Somers,  Isaac 
Hull,  Charles  Stewart,  Oliver  Hazard  Perry,  Thomas  MacDonough, 
and  James  Lawrence.  Portraits  of  each.  The  author  writes  many 
books  on  our  navy,  and  knows  how  to  make  her  stories  interesting. 

Shaw,  Edward  R.  Discoverers  and  Explorers.  120  pp.  Illus. 
A.  B.  Co.  35c.  Gr.  3-4. 

Skinner,  Harriet  Paul.  Boys  Who  Became  Famous  Men.  Illus. 
Little.  $1.25.  Gr.  6-. 

Stories  of  the  childhood  of  poets,  artists,  and  musicians. 

Whitney,  Edson  L.,  and  Perry,  Frances  M.  Four  American 
Indians  (King  Philip,  Pontiac,  Tecumseh,  Osceola). 
240  pp.  Illus.  A.  B.  Co.  50c.  Gr.  4-5. 

Winship,  A.  E.  Great  American  Educators  (Page,  Barnard, 
Sheldon,  etc.).  252  pp.  Illus.  A.  B.  Co.  50c.  Gr. 
H.  S. 

Will  make  very  good  reading  for  high  school  students,  of  whom 
many  will  become  teachers. 


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Individual. 

Note. — For  desired  subjects,  see  also  Collected  Biography,  especially 
‘‘Riverside  Biographical  Series,”  “American  Statesmen  Series,”  “Heroes  of 
the  Nations,”  and  “Children’s  Heroes.” 

• 

Alfred,  King.  In  the  Days  of  Alfred  the  Great.  By  Eva  March 
Tappan.  296  pp.  Illus.  Lee,  $1.00.  Gr.  6-. 

The  story  of  a romantic  life  and  period,  told  in  the  fascinating  style 
that  distinguishes  Miss  Tappan’s  work. 

Caesar,  Julius.  Story  of  Julius  Caesar.  By  M.  Clarke.  173  pp. 
Illus.  A.  B.  Co.  45c.  Gr.  .5-6. 

An  interesting  account,  with  quotations  from  Shakespeare’s  tragedy 
and  from  eminent  historians. 

Franklin,  Benjamin.  Autobiography.  Ed.  by  D.  H.  Mont- 
gomery. 17  ch.  31 1 pp.  Ginn.  40c.  Gr.  6-. 

The  original  is  slightly  abridged,  and  the  life  continued  by  the  editor. 

Lafayette.  The  Story  of  Lafayette.  By  Holman  Burton.  85  pp. 
Illus.  A.  B.  Co.  35c.  Gr.  5-6. 

Lincoln,  Abraham.  By  James  Baldwin.  282  pp.  Illus.  A.  B. 
Co.  60c.  Gr.  5-6. 

The  Story  of  Lincoln.  By  Frances  Cravens.  Illus.  Pub. 

Sch.  Pub.  Co.  35c.  Gr.  4-6. 

Napoleon,  Bonaparte.  By  R.  M.  Johnson.  248  pp.  Maps. 
Barnes.  $1.00  net.  Gr.  H.  S. 

“Scholarly,  readable,  and  accurate.” — The  Nation. 

Napoleon  the  First.  By  August  Fournier.  836  pp.  Holt.  $2.00. 
Gr.  H.  S.  • 

One  of  the  best  of  the  many  biographies  of  Napoleon.  Edited  by 
E.  G.  Bourne. 

Washington,  George.  By  Horace  E.  Scudder.  248  pp.  R.  L.  S., 
Houghton.  40c.  Gr.  6-. 

Written  for  young  people,  and  the  best  of  its  scope.  Maps,  portrait, 
and  index. 

Nansen,  Fridjof.  By  J.  V.  Bull.  134  pp.  Illus.  Heath.  30c. 
Gr.  5-8. 

A spirited  and  interesting  narrative  of  Nansen’s  adventures  in  the 
Arctic  regions. 

Columbus,  Christopher.  The  Story  of  Columbus.  By  Nora  L. 
Pratt.  Educ.  Pub.  Co.  40c.  Gr.  4-5. 


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GOVERNMENT  AND  ECONOMICS. 

American  State,  The.  Ed.  by  W.  W.  Willoughby.  Century. 
$1.25  net  per  volume.  Gr.  H.  S. 

“The  American  Constitutional  System,”  by  W.  W.  Willoughby ; 
“The  American  Judiciary,”  by  Simeon  E.  Baldwin  ; “City  Government 
in  the  United  States/’  by  Frank  J.  Goodwin;  “Party  Organization  and 
Machinery,”  by  Jesse  Macy;  “The  American  Executive  and  Executive 
Methods,”  by  J.  H.  Finley;  “American  Legislatures  and  Legislative 
Methods,”  by  Paul  S.  Reinsch ; “Local  Government  in  the  United 
States”  (cities  excepted),  by  John  A.  Fairlie. 

A most  admirable  series,  authoritative  but  not  difficult.  Very 
valuable  to  high  school  students  for  reading  or  reference.  About  300 
pages  to  a volume. 

Austin,  Oscar  P.  Uncle  Sam’s  Secrets.  344  pp.  Illus.  Home 
Reading  Books.  Ed.  by  Wm.  T.  Harris,  Appleton.  75c. 
Gr.  6-. 

Through  the  medium  of  an  interesting  story  a great  deal  of  infor- 
mation is  conveyed  regarding  the  affairs  of  the  American  government, 
such  as  the  coinage,  the  postal  service,  the  United  States  courts, 
revenues,  army  and  navy,  political  parties,  etc. 

Uncle  Sam’s  Soldiers.  Illus.  Same  series  as  foregoing 

title.  75c.  Gr.  6-. 

An  account  of  life  at  West  Point,  army  organization,  details  of 
camp  and  army  life,  and  modern  military  practices  and  conditions  in 
the  United  States. 

Dole,  Charles  F.  The  Young  . Citizen.  194  pp.  Illus.  Heath. 
45c.  Gr.  4-7. 

Some  account  of  government  and  common  interests  in  city,  county, 
State,  and  nation.  Tells  of  the  duties  of  citizenship  and  explains  how 
men  may  be  patriots  in  time  of  peace. 

Federalist,  The.  By  Paul  Leister  Ford.  27  ch.  793  pp.  Holt. 
$1.75.  Gn  H.  S. 

School  pupils  should  be  more  familiar  than-  at  present  with  these 
famous  essays  of  Madison,  Hamilton,  and  Jay — the  most  famous  com- 
mentary on  our  Constitution.  This  edition  is  much  the  best ; the 
editing  is  admirable,  there  is  a full  index,  and  numerous  aids  to  study 
are  included. 

Hart,  Albert  B.  Actual  Government.  600  pp.  Illus.  Longmans. 
$2.00.  Gr.  H.  S. 

There  are  ten  main  parts,  dealing  with  “Fundamental  Ideals,”  “The 
Will  of  the  People”  (suffrage  and  parties),  “State  Governments  in 
Action,”  “Local  Governments  in  Action,”  “National  Government  in 
Action”  “Territorial  Functions,”  “Financial  Functions,”  “External 
Relations,”  “Commercial  Functions”  (regulation  of  commerce  and 
transportation),  and.  “General  Welfare”  (education,  public  morals,  and 
public  order).  The  book  is  very  practical,  describing  not  merely 
constitutional  machinery  but  actual  workings  of  parties  and  govern- 
ment. 


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Matthews,  F.  Our  Navy  in  Time  of  War.  Illus.  Home  Reading 
Books.  Ed.  by  Wm.  T.  Harris,  Appleton.  75c.  Gr.  6-. 

Shaler,  Nathaniel  Southgate.  The  Citizen.  346  pp.  Barnes. 
$1.40  net.  Gr.  H.  S. 

“A  study  of  the  individual  and  the  government,”  giving  an  interesting 
discussion  of  the  rights  and  duties  of  citizenship.  Helpful  and 
inspiring. 

Ship  of  State,  The.  By  those  at  the  helm.  264  pp.  Illus.  Ginn. 
40c.  Gr.  6-8. 

“The  Presidency,”  by  Theodore  Roosevelt;  “The  Senate,”  by  Henry 
Cabot  Lodge;  “The  Life  of  a Congressman,”  by  Thomas  B.  Reed; 
“The  Supreme  Court,”  by  Justice  David  J.  Brewer;  etc.  Reprinted 
from  the  Youth’s  Companion. 

Sloane,  William  M.  Johnston’s  History  of  American  Politics. 

Revised  and  enlarged.  16  ch.  350  pp.  Holt.  80c. 
Gr.  H.  S. 

The  original  was  long  the  standard  work  on  the  subject,  clear,  com- 
prehensive, accurate,  impartial. 

Wood,  S.  T.  A Primer  of  Political  Economy.  149  pp.  Macmillan. 
50c.  net.  Gr.  7-. 

An  explanation  of  familiar  economic  phenomena,  leading  to  an 
understanding  of  their  laws  and  relationships. 

SCIENCE  AND  NATURE  STUDY. 

Abbott,  Jacob.  A Boy  on  a Farm.  182  pp.  Illus.  A.  B.  Co. 
45c-  Gr.  3-4. 

This  volume  includes  two  of  the  author’s  works,  Rollo  at  Work  and 
Rollo  at  Play.  The  rather  tedious  moralizing  is  omitted. 

Allen,  Grant.  Flashlights  on  Nature.  312  pp.  Illus.  Double- 
day. $1.50.  Gr.  6-. 

Contents ; The  Cows  that  Ants  Milk,  A Plant  that  Melts  Ice, 
Marriage  Among  the  Clovers,  The  First  Paper  Maker,  A Frozen 
World,  etc.  Size,  5 x 7^2 ; over  100  illustrations  from  life  under  the 
microscope. 

Andrews,.  Jane.  Stories  Mother  Nature  Told  Her  Children.  131 
pp.  Illus.  Ginn.  50c.  Gr.  3-5. 

Stories  of  My  Four  Friends  (Seasons).  100  pp.  Illus. 

Ginn.  40c.  Gr.  4-5. 

The  charm  of  Jane  Andrews’  stories  are  too  well  known  to  need 
comment. 

Atkinson,  George  F.  First  Studies  of  Plant  Life.  266  pp.  Illus. 
Ginn.  60c.  Gr.  5-8. 

Instruction  in  the  simplest  language  for  the  recognition  of  different 
plants,  how  to  watch  intelligently  their  growth,  and  to  aid  them  in 
their  struggle  for  existence. 


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Ball,  Sir  Robert  S.  Star  Land.  402  pp.  Illus.  Ginn.  $1.00. 
Gr.  7-. 

Attractive  talks  with  the  young  people  about  the  wonders  of  the 
heavens. 

Bartlett,  Lillian  L.  Animals  at  Home.  172  pp.  Illus.  A.  B. 
Co.  45c.  Gr.  3-4. 

Gives  a good  idea  of  how  various  animals  live  and  adapt  themselves 
to  their' environment. 

Baskett,  James  Newton.  The  Story  of  the  Fishes.  297  pp. 

Illus.  Home  Reading  Books.  Ed.  by  William  T.  Harris, 
Appleton.  75c.  net.  Gr.  5-. 

An  interesting  subject  and  a most  attractive  book.  Many  full-page 
illustrations  and  frontispiece  in  color. 

Amphibians  and  Reptiles.  Illus.  Home  Reading  Books. 

Ed.  by  William  T.  Harris,  Appleton.  60c.  Gr.  5-. 

Bass,  Florence.  Plant  Life.  147  pp.  Illus.  Heath.  25c.  Gr.  2-3. 

Animal  Life.  172  pp.  Illus.  Heath.  35c.  Gr.  2-3. 

Beard,  James  C.  Curious  Homes  and  Their  Tenants.  Illus.  Home 
Reading  Books.  Ed.  by  William  T.  Harris,  Appleton. 
65c.  Gr.  ^5-. 

Tales  of  the  crab  and  his  portable  house,  the  spider  and  his  web, 
human  lake  dwellers,  etc. 

Beebe,  Katherine,  and  Kingsley,  Nellie  F.  First  Year  Nature 
Reader.  154  pp.  Illus.  A.  B.  Co.  35c.  Gr.  1-2. 

Follows  the  seasons,  telling  the  flowers,  fruits,  birds,  etc. 

Bessey,  Charles;  Bruner,  Lawrence;  and  Swezey,  Goodwin. 

New  Elementary  Agriculture.  198  pp.  Illus.  Ains- 
worth. Gr.  5-. 

An  elementary  account  for  rural  schools,  dealing  with  plants,  insects, 
birds,  weather,  and  animals  on  the  farm.  Highly  commended  by  Com- 
missioner W.  T.  Harris. 

Blanciian,  Neltge.  Bird  Neighbors.  234  pp.  Illus.  Doubleday. 

$2.00.  Gr.  6-.  (Pictures  interesting  to  all  grades.) 

An  introductory  account  of  150  birds  commonly  found  in  the 
gardens,  meadows,  and  woods  about  our  homes.  There  are  48  plates 
of  birds  in  natural  colors.  Size,  7-)4  x io>H$.  A very  handsome  and 
attractive  volume  that  will  certainly  arouse  or  increase  the  interest  of 
boys  and  girls  in  their  ‘‘bird  neighbors.”  Ipdex. 

How  to  Attract  the  Birds.  224  pp.  Illus.  Doubleday. 

$1.35  net.  Gr.  6-. 

Charmingly  written  chapters  on  how  to  “make  friends”  with  ‘‘bird 
neighbors.”  One  hundred  and  ten  illustrations  from  photographs. 
Size,  6 x 


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Nature’s  Garden.  415  pp.  Illus.  Doubleday.  $3.00 

net.  Gr.  6-.  (Pictures  interesting  to  all  grades.) 

Treats  fully  of  our  wild  flowers  and  their  insect  visitors.  Illustra- 
tions from  photographs  from  nature : 32  full-page  plates  in  color  and 
48  in  black  and  white.  Flowers  classified  according  to  color,  months 
of  blooming  and  preferred  localities.  Indexes  of  scientific  and  common 
names. 

Bradisit,  Sarah  Powers.  Stories  of  Country  Life.  170  pp. 
Illus.  A.  B.  Co.  40c.  Gr.  3-4. 

Dwells  on  attractiveness  of  country  life. 

Brown,  Elizabeth  V.  Stories  of  Childhood  and  Nature.  222  pp. 
Illus.  Globe.  40c.  Gr.  4-6. 

Stories  and  poems  on  nature  by  the  editor,  and  by  John  Burroughs, 
Lucy  Larcom,  Richard  Jeffrtes,  Tennyson,  Olive  Thorne  Miller,  etc. 

Stories  of  Woods  and  Fields.  192  pp.  Illus.  Globe. 

40c.  Gr.  4-6. 

Similar  in  plan  to  the  foregoing  volume.  The  illustrations  are  very 
attractive,  many  of  them  being  in  color. 

Brown,  George  P.  The  King  and  His  Wonderful  Castle.  118  pp. 
Pub.  Sch.  Pub.  Co.  35c.  Gr.  3-6. 

Stories  of  the  human  body  very  entertainingly  told.  “The  King’s 
Orchestra,”  “The  King’s  Officers.” 

Brown,  Ida.  The  Story  of  the  Ages.  108  pp.  Illus.  Johnson. 
35c.  Gr.  6-. 

The  geological  story  simply  told. 

Burkett,  Charles  W.,  Stevens,  Frank  L.,  and  Hill,  Daniel  H. 

Agriculture  for  Beginners.  339  pp.  Illus.  Ginn.  75c. 
Gr.  7-. 

An  admirable  work  on  the  subject;  it  will  prove  both  interesting 
and  exceedingly  profitable  in  rural  districts.  Excellent  illustrations  in 
color. 

Burroughs,  John.  Birds  and  Bees.  Sharp  Eyes,  and  Other 
Papers.  R.  L.  S.,  Houghton.  40c.  Gr.  5-7. 

Charming  nature  studies  by  a man  whose  writings  on  nature  have 
become  classic. 

Squirrels  and  Other  Fur-Bearers.  149  pp.  Illus.  by  15 

drawings  in  color  after  Audubon.  Houghton.  60c.  net. 
Gr.  5-7. 

An  unusually  attractive  nature  book. 

Chase,  Anna.  Plant  Babies  and  their  Cradles.  142  pp.  Illus. 
Large  type.  Educ.  Pub.  Co.  40c.  Gr.  1-2. 

Buds,  Stems,  and  Roots.  136  pp.  Illus.  Large  type. 

Educ.  Pub.  Co.  40c.  Gr.  2-3. 


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Some  of  Our  Flower  Friends.  158  pp.  Illus.  Large 

type.  Educ.  Pub.  Co.  40c.  Gr.  2-3. 

Dana,  Mrs.  William  Starr.  Plants  and  Their  Children.  272  pp. 
Illus.  A.  B.  Co.  65c.  Gr.  4-6. 

An  interesting  and  valuable  account  of  plants  and  their  growth. 

Denton,  Clara  J.  Under  the  Plantain  Leaf.  94  pp.  Illus. 
Flanagan.  25c.  Gr.  3-4. 

“A  day  with  three  insects,”  the  ant,  the  bee,  and  the  wasp. 

The  Brownies’  Quest.  100  pp.  Illus.  Flanagan.  30c. 

Gr.  3-4. 

Tells  of  an  investigation  of  various  subjects  in  nature  ordered  by 
the  King  of  the  Brownies. 

Dickerson,  Mary  C.  Moths  and  Butterflies.  344  pp.  Illus.  Ginn. 
$1.25.  Gr.  6-. 

Over  200  illustrations  from  photographs. 

Faraday,  Michael.  Chemistry  of  a Candle.  224  pp.  Illus. 

Harper.  75c.  Gr.  8. 

A simple  story  of  chemical  science  built  around  a common  candle, 
by  a scientist  of  world-wide  fame. 

Flagg.  A Year  Among  the  Trees.  308  pp.  Illus.  Educ.  Pub.  Co. 
$1.00.  Gr.  7-. 

Treats  not  only  of  the  scientific  classes,  but  of  the  value  and  beauty 
of  trees  and  forests,  and  relations  to  human  and  animal  life. 

Gray,  Elisha.  Nature’s  Miracles.  3 vols.  Baker.  Gr.  H.  S. 

I.  World  Building  and  Life.  257  pp. 

II.  Energy  and  Vibration.  255  pp 

III.  Electricity  and  Magnetism.  248  pp. 

A series  of  “familiar  talks  and  sciences.”  The  first  deals  with  earth, 
air,  and  water ; the  second  with  energy,  sound,  heat,  light,  and 
explosives. 

Griel,  Katherine  A.  Glimpses  of  Nature  for  Little  Folks.  104 
pp.  Illus.  in  color.  Heath.  30c.  Gr.  2-3. 

Grinnell,  Elizabeth  and  Joseph.  Our  Feathered  Friends.  144 
pp.  Illus.  Heath.  30c.  Gr.  5-7. 

Hardy,  Mrs.  A.  S.  Sea  Stories  for  Wonder  Eyes.  157  pp.  Illus. 
Ginn.  40c.  Gr.  5-7. 

Heilprin,  Augelo.  The  Earth  and  Its  Story.  267  pp.  Illus. 
Silver.  $1.00.  Gr.  H.  S. 

An  elementary  geology.  Sixty-four  full-page  illustrations. 

Herrick,  Sophie  B.  The  Earth  in  Past  Ages.  241  pp.  Illus. 
A.  B.  Co.  60c.  Gr.  6-8. 


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Holden,  Edward  S.  Stories  of  the  Great  Astronomers.  255  pp. 

Home  Reading  Books.  Ed.  by  William  T.  Harris, 

Appleton.  75c.  Gr.  6-. 

Begins  with  Greek  astronomers,  and  comes  down  to  the  present, 
telling  through  the  biographies  a fascinating  story  of  the  development 
of  this  noble  science.  Profusely  illustrated. 

The  Sciences.  224  pp.  Illus.  Ginn.  50c.  Gr.  6-. 

A glimpse  of  astronomy,  physics,  chemistry,  physiography,  and 
meteorology. 

Howliston,  Mary.  Cat  Tales,  and  Other  Tales.  188  pp.  Illus. 

Flanagan.  40c.  Gr.  3-4. 

“Echo  Elves,”  “Fairy  Mercury,”  “Little  B'rown  Seed,”  “Seedlings  on 

the  Wing,”  etc. 

How  to  Make  a Flower  Garden.  370  pp.  Illus.  Doubleday. 

$1.60.  net.  Gr.  6-. 

Probably  the  best  and  most  beautifully  illustrated  book  on  the  sub- 
ject. The  chapters  are  written  by  L.  H.  Bailey  and  other  experts  and 
cover  every  branch  of  the  subject,  and  include  many  accounts  of  actual 
experiences.  Size,  8 x iojC.  Profusely  illustrated;  many  full-page 
pictures. 

Iles,  George.  Flame,  Electricity,  and  the  Camera.  398  pp.  Illus. 

Doubleday.  $2.00  net.  Gr.  H.  S. 

The  story  of  man’s  progress  from  the  first  kindling  of  fire  to  the 
wireless  telegraph  and  the  photography  of  color.  Over  100  illustra- 
tions, frontispiece  in  color.  Style  clear  and  untechnical.  “I  have  read 
your  book  with  an  intense  interest  growing  into  red-hot  enthusiasm. 
It  is  one  of  the  most  fascinating  books  that  I have  seen  in  the  last  ten 
years.” — John  Fiske. 

Ingersoll,  Ernest.  The  Life  of  Animals  (Mammals).  555  pp. 

Illus.  Macmillan.  $2.00.  Gr.  6-. 

A very  recent  and  excellent  natural  history,  accurate  in  statement, 
interesting  and  simple  in  style,  and  profusely  illustrated,  among  other 
pictures  being  full-page  plates  in  color. 

Jefferies,  Richard.  Sir  Bevis : a Tale-  of  the  Fields.  129  pp. 

Illus.  Ginn.  30c.  Gr.  4-8. 

Adapted  from  Wood  Magic  by  this  famous  English  naturalist. 

Jordan,  David  Starr.  True  Tales  of  Birds  and  Beasts.  138  pp. 

Illus.  H.  S.  C.,  Heath.  40c.  Gr.  7-. 

Kelley,  Meriba  A.  Short  Stories  of  our  Shy  Neighbors.  214  pp. 

Illus.  A.  B.  Co.  50c.  Gr.  3-4. 

Tells  of  the  appearance  and  habits  of  various  animals,  birds,  and  in- 
sects. 

Kirby,  Mary  and  Elizabeth.  Aunt  Martha’s  Corner  Cupboard. 

160  pp.  Illus.  Flanagan.  40c.  Also  published  by  Educ. 

Pub.  Co.  at  same  price.  Gr.  4-5. 

Pleasant  little  tales  of  tea,  coffee,  sugar,  salt,  currants,  rice,  and 
honey. 


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Lankester,  E.  Ray.  Extinct  Animals.  331  pp.  Illus.  Holt. 
$1.75  net.  Gr.  6-. 

Told  by  the  Director  of  the  Natural  History  Department  of  the 
British  Museum,  these  stories  are  scientifically  accurate ; at  the  same 
time  they  are  told  in  very  simple  language  and  are  exceedingly  inter- 
esting. The  illustrations  are  numerous  and  good. 

Library  of  Useful  Stories.  About  200  pp.  each.  Illus.  Ap- 
pleton. 35c.  net  each.  Gr.  6-. 

The  Story  of  Animal  Life.  By  B.  Lindsay. 

The  Story  of  Eclipses.  By  G.  F.  Chambers,  F.  R.  A.  S. 

The  Story  of  the  Living  Machine.  By  H.  W.  Conn. 

The  Story  of  Germ  Life.  By  Prof.  H,  W.  Conn. 

The  Story  of  the  Earth’s  Atmosphere.  By  Douglas  Archibald. 

The  Story  of  Electricity.  By  John  Munro,  C.  E. 

The  Story  of  a Piece  of  Coal.  By  E.  A Martin,  F.  G.  S. 

The  Story  of  the  Solar  System.  By  G.  F.  Chambers. 

The  Story  of  the  Earth.  By  H.  G.  Seeley,  F.  R.  S 

The  Story  of  the  Plants.  By  Grant  Allen. 

The  Story  of  the  Stars.  By  G.  F.  Chambers,  F.  R A.  S. 

An  admirable  series,  written  by  authorities,  well  made  and  fully 
illustrated. 

Long,  William  J.  A Little  Brother  to  the  Bear.  178  pp.  Illus. 
Ginn.  50c.  Gr.  5-. 

Stories  of  the  coon,  the  woodcock,  the  wildcat,  the  toad,  and  other 
animals.  Told  with  considerable  literary  skill. 

Secrets  of  the  Woods.  184  pp.  Illus.  Ginn.  50c. 

Gr.  s-. 

Stories  of  the  kingfisher,  the  otter,  the  red  squirrel,  etc. 

: — Ways  of  Wood  Folk.  205  pp.  Illus.  Ginn.  50c. 

Gr.  s-. 

Tells  of  the  ways  of  commoner  animals,  such  as  fox,  crow,  rabbit, 
and  wild  duck. 

Wilderness  Ways.  155  pp.  Illus.  Ginn.  45c.  Gr.  5-. 

About  the  caribou,  the  eagle, 'loon,  lynx,  etc. 

Lottridge,  Silas  A.  Animal  Snapshots  and  How  Made.  338  pp. 
Illus.  Holt.  $1.75.  Gr.  6-. 

A very  interesting  book  on  photographing  live  birds  and  animals, 
and  on  their  habits  and  life. 

Miller,  Olive  Thorne.  The  First  Books  of  Birds.  149  pp. 
Illus.  Houghton.  60c.  net.  Gr.  6-. 

Tells  entertainingly  of  birds,  their  nests,  their  young,  their  food, 
their  habits,  etc.  Among  the  illustrations  are  eight  full-page  plates  in 
color. 

Needham,  James  G.  Outdoor  Studies.  85  pp.  Illus.  A.  B.  Co. 
40c.  Gr.  5-6. 

An  excellent  nature  reader  dealing  both-  with  plant  and  animal  life. 


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Noel,  Maurice.  Buz,  or  the  Life  and  Adventures  of  a Honey  Bee. 
134  pp.  Holt.  $1.00.  Gr.  5-7. 

Pratt,  Mara  L.  Little  Flower  Folks.  2 vols.  138  and  130  pp. 
Illus.  Educ.  Pub.  Co.  40c.  each.  Gr.  4-6. 

Includes  poems  on  flowers. 

Procter,  Mary.  Giant  Sun  and  His  Family.  167  pp.  Illus. 
Silver.  50c.  Gr.  6-. 

The  story  of  the  solar  system,  simply  told  and  well  illustrated. 

Pyle,  Katherine.  Stories  of  Humble  Friends.  197  pp.  Illus. 
A.  B.  Co.  50c.  Gr.  3-4. 

Autobiographies  of  animals,  birds,  and  insects. 

Rexford,  Eben  E.  Flowers:  How  to  Grow  Them.  176  pp. 
Penn.  50c.  Gr.  6-. 

A practical  treatise  devoted  mainly  to  the  care  of  indoor  flowers  and 
plants. 

Roth,  Filibert.  First  Book  of  Forestry.  291  pp.  Illus.  Ginn. 
75c.  Gr.  6-. 

Interesting  account  of  American  forests,  with  numerous  pictures. 
Strong  plea  for  forest  protection. 

St.  John,  Thomas  M.  How  Two  Boys  Made  Their  Own  Elec- 
trical Apparatus.  141  pp.  Illus.  St.  John.  $1.00. 
Gr.  6-. 

Contains  full  and  clear  directions  for  making  152  different  pieces  of 
apparatus  for  the  study  of  a great  variety  of  phenomena  in  electricity 
and  magnetism.  The  plans  have  been  worked  out  with  boys,  and  call 
for  only  the  simplest  material, — old  tin  cans  and  cracker  boxes,  bolts, 
screws,  wire,  and  wood.  125  illustrations  showing  every  process.  A 
fascinating  book  for  boys  and  one  from  which  a great  amount  of 
scientific  knowledge  will  be  gleaned  without  effort. 

Real  Electric  Toy-Making  for  Boys.  140  pp.  Illus. 

St.  John.  $1.00.  Gr.  6-. 

Tells  how  to  make  a great  number  of  electrical  toys  from  simple  and 
easily  obtained  materials.  100  illustrations. 

The  Study  of  Elementary  Electricity  and  Magnetism  by 

Experiment.  220  pp.  Illus.  St.  John.  $1.25.  Gr.  6-. 

Full  directions  for  200  simple  experiments  with  simple  apparatus ; 
168  illustrations. 

Things  a Boy  Should  Know  About  Electricity.  180  pp. 

Illus.'  St.  John.  $1.00.  Gr.  6-. 

A simple,  straightforward,  untechnical  account  of  how  and  why 
things  electrical  “work,”  presented  in  a way  that  catches  the  interest 
of  boys.  260  illustrations. 


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Sargeant,  Frederick  Leroy.  Corn  Plants : Their  Uses  and 
Ways  of  Life.  106  pp.  Illus.  Houghton.  75c. 
Gr.  6-. 

“Corn”  means  wheat,  oats,  barley,  rice,  etc.,  as  well  as  maize.  Writ- 
ten in  simple  language. 

Scudder,  Samuel  H.  The  Life  of  a Butterfly  (1893).  186  pp. 

Holt.  $1.00.  Gr.  7-. 

Shaler,  Nathaniel  S.  A First  Book  in  Geology.  255  pp.  Illus. 
(1884).  Heath.  60c.  Gr.  6-8. 

An  interesting  story  of  the  earth  by  a well-known  scientist.  Tells 
about  pebbles,  sand,  and  clay ; the  making  of  rocks ; coal ; the  work  of 
water  and  air ; volcanoes  and  earthquakes ; fossils,  etc. 

Man  and  the  Earth.  240  pp.  Duffield.  $1.50  net. 

. Gr.  6-. 

A study  of  much  interest  by  a great  scientist.  It  treats  of  the 
relations  between  man  and  earth’s  resources. 

Sharp,  Dallas  L.  A Watcher  in  the  Woods.  205  pp.  Illus. 
Century.  84c.  net.  Gr.  4-6. 

Chapters  from  Wild  Life  Near  Home  selected  for  young  readers. 
62  attractive  illustrations.  “Of  all  the  nature  books  of  recent  years 
I look  upon  Mr.  Sharp’s  as  the  best.” — John  Burroughs. 

Spear,  Mary  A.  Leaves  and  Flowers.  103  pp.  Illus.  Heath. 
25c.  Gr.  2-3. 

Speed,  James.  Jack  and  Nell  in  Field  and  Forest.  Illus.  Pub. 
Sch.  Pub.  Co.  50c.  Gr.  5-7. 

Stokes,  Susan.  Ten  Common  Trees.  108  pp.  Illus.  A.  B.  Co. 
40c.  Gr.  3-5. 

Describes  their  relations  to  soil  moisture,  winds,  and  insects. 

Todd,  David  P.  Stars  and  Telescopes.  419  pp.  Illus.  Little. 
$2.00.  Gr.  H.  S. 

One  of  the  most  satisfactory  of  popular  handbooks  of  astronomy. 
Numerous  illustrations. 

Thoreau,  Henry  David.  Maine  Woods.  Description  of  Fauna, 
Flora,  and  Topography  of  Maine.  359  pp.  Crowell. 
35c.  Gr.  6-7. 

Trimmer,  Mrs.  The  History  of  the  Robins..  Ed.  by  E.  E.  Hale. 
100  pp.  Illus.  H.  S.  C.,  Heath.  20c.  Gr.  3-4. 

The  story  of  “Dicksey,”  “Pecksy,”  and  “Flapsy.” 

Walker,  Margaret  C.  Our  Birds  and  Their  Nestlings.  208  pp. 
Illus.  A.  B.  Co.  60c.  Gr.  4-7. 

A charming  bird  book,  describing  twenty-one  common  birds,  all 
found  in  Maryland.  There  are  fourteen  full-page  color  pictures  of 
birds  and  about  sixty  photographs  of  bird  life.  One  of  the  best  books 
at  the  price. 


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Weed,  Clarence  M.  Bird  Life  Stories.  86  pp.  Illus.  Rand. 
6oc.  Gr.  5-. 

Compiled  from  the  writings  of  Audubon,  Beudire,  Nuttall,  Wilson, 
and  other  well-known  naturalists ; modified  to  suit  the  needs  of  boys 
and  girls.  24  colored  plates. 

The  Insect  World.  Illus.  Home  Reading  Books.  Ed. 

by  Wm.  T.  Harris,  Appleton.  60c.  Gr.  6-. 

Welsh.  Animal  Land.  182  pp.  Illus.  Educ.  Pub.  Co.  40c. 
Gr.  1-2. 

Many  full-page  and  colored  illustrations;  large  type. 

Out  Doors.  182  pp.  Illus.  Educ.  Pub.  Co.  40c. 

Gr.  1-2. 

Many  pictures  in  color  and  other  full-page  illustrations ; large  type. 
White,  Gilbert.  Natural  History  of  Selborne.  251  pp.  Ginn. 
50c.  Gr.  7-. 

A classic  in  natural  history  writing. 

Wilson,  Mrs.  L.  L.  W.  Nature  Study  in  Elementary  Schools.  2 
vols.  253  and  275  pp.  Illus.  Macmillan.  35c.  each. 
Gr.  1-2,  2-4. 

The  lessons  run  with  the  seasons,  by  months. 

Wright,  Mabel  Osgood.  The  Heart  of  Nature  Series.  3 vols. 

143,  125  and  130  pp.  Illus.  Macmillan.  30c.  net  each. 
Gr.  4-5,  s-6,  7-8. 

“Stories  of  Plants  and  Animals,”  “Stories  of  Earth  and  Sky,”  and 
“Stories  of  Birds  and  Beasts.”  The  author  is  a very  popular  writer 
on  nature  for  children. 

.Sea-side  and  Way-side.  4 vols.  I,  112  pp.,  25c.,  gr.  2-3; 

II,  184  pp.,  35c.,  gr.  3-4;  III,  267  pp„  gr.  4-5;  IV,  361 
pp.,  50c.  Illus.  Heath. 

I treats  of  crabs,  wasps,  spiders,  bees,  and  mollusks ; II,  of  ants, 
flies,  earthworms,  beetles,  starfish,  and  dragon  flies;  III,  of  plant  life, 
butterflies,  and  birds ; IV,  of  elementary  geology  and  astronomy. 

ANIMAL  STORIES. 

Animal  Stories.  Retold  from  St.  Nicholas  Magazine.  Ed.  by  M. 

H.  Carter.  6 vols.  Illus.  About  Animals ; Cat  Stories ; 
Stories  of  Brave  Dogs ; Lion  and  Tiger  Stories ; Panther 
Stories ; Bear  Stories.  Century.  65c.  net  each.  Gr.  5-. 
Animal  Story  Box.  4 vols.  4^x6^.  25c.  each.  Dutton.  Gr. 
3-5- 

The  four  volumes  are  “Horse  Tales”  (Mary  Boyle)  ; “Moo-Cow 
Tales”  (E.  Nesbit  and  R.  E.  Bland)  ; ‘‘Dog  Tales”  (Lillian  Task)  ; 
and  “Cat  Tales”  (E.  Nesbit  and  R E.  Bland). 

Tales  both  serious  and  humorous,  illustrated  in  color  and  in  black 
and  white. 


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Cheever,  Harriett  A.  Lady  Spider.  Illus.  Estes.  50c.  Gr.  3-5. 

Doctor  Robin.  Illus.  Estes.  50c.  Gr.  3-5. 

Daulton,  Agnes  M.  Autobiography  of  a Butterfly.  164  pp.  Illus. 
Rand.  40c.  Gr.  4-5. 

The  title  story,  “Granny  Brownie — Bug’s  Story,”  “The  Beetles’  Cir- 
cus,” “The  Insects’  Fiddle-Dee-Dee,”  and  “Queen  Bumblebee’s  Recep- 
tion.” Pronouncing  index  and  list  of  helpful  books. 

Eddy,  Sarah  J.  Friends  and  Helpers.  231  pp.  Illus.  Ginn.  60c. 
Gr.  4-6. 

Stories  and  verse  about  animals,  chiefly  domestic  animals.  Interest- 
ing information  about  the  care  of  pets. 

Finch,  Nora.  Colliery  Jim.  160  pp.  Illus.  Flanagan.  40c. 
Gr.  4-6. 

The  story  of  a mine  mule ; a very  interesting  tale  appealing  to  chil- 
dren’s sympathies. 

Hamerton,  P.  G.  Chapters  on  Animals.  96  pp.  Illus.  H.  S.  C., 
Heath.  25c.  Gr.  6-. 

Illustrations  after  Millais,  Bonheur,  etc. 

Holder,  Charles  F.  Half  Hours  with  the  Lower  Animals.  232 
pp.  Illus.  A.  B.  Co.  60c.  Gr.  5-8. 

Deals  with  protozoans,  sponges,  coral,  shells,  insects,  etc. 

Kipling,  Rudyard.  Jungle  Book.  303  pp.  Illus.  Century.  $1  50. 
Gr.  6-. 

The  stories  of  Mowgli,  a man-cub,  reared  among  the  wild  creatures 
of  the  jungle;  characteristically  powerful  and  imaginative. 

The  Second  Jungle  Book.  324  pp.  Illus.  Century. 

$1.50.  Gr.  6-. 

Potter,  Beatrix.  The  “Peter  Rabbit”  Books  for  Little  Folk.  4 
. vols.  Illus.  Warne.  50c.  each.  Gr.  2-4. 

“Tale  of  Peter  Rabbit,”  “Tale  of  Squirrel  Nutkin,”  “Tale  of  Ben- 
jamin Bunny,”  “Tale  of  Mr.  Jeremy  Fisher.”  Handsome  illustrations 
in  color. 

Roberts,  Charles  G.  D.  The  Kindred  of  the  Wild.  374  pp. 
Illus.  Page.  $2.00.  Gr.  5-. 

Among  the  stories  are  “The  Moonlight  Trails”  (Rabbits).  “The 
Lord  of  the  Air”  (Eagle),  “Wild  Motherhood”  (Moose),  “The  Boy 
and  Hushwing”  (Owl),  “The  Haunter  of  the  Pine  Gloom”  (Lynx), 
“The  Watcher  of  the  Camp-Fire”  (Panther),  “The  King  of  the  Mamo- 
zekel”  (Moose),  “In  Panoply  of  Spears”  (Porcupine). 

The  Watchers  of  the  Trails.  Illus.  Page.  $2.00.  Gr.  5-. 

A collection  similar  to  “The  Kindred  of  the  Wild.” 

Animal  Tales.  6 vols.  Illus.  50c.  each.  Page.  Gr.  5-. 

Six  tales  from  the  larger  books  published  separately:  “Little 
People  of  the  Sycamore”  (Racoon),  “The  Return  to  the  Trails” 


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(Bear),  “Lord  of  the  Air”  (Eagle),  “Haunter  of  the  Pine  Gloom” 
(Lynx),  “Watcher  of  the  Camp-Fire”  (Panther),  “King  of  the 
Mamozekel”  (Moose). 

The  nature  tales  of  Mr.  Roberts  are  in  every  way  charming.  They 
are  full  of  the  genuine  forest  spirit,  in  most  respects  scientifically  true, 
written  with  genuine  literary  skill,  and  absorbingly  interesting. 

Saunders,  Marshall.  Beautiful  Joe.  Illus.  Barnes.  6oc. 

Gr.  3-6. 

The  autobiography  of  a dog. 

Schwartz,  Julia  A.  Wilderness  Babies.  234  pp.  Illus.  Little. 

$1.50.  Gr.  5-8. 

An  account  of  the  life  of  16  common  mammals  attractively  told 
through  the  medium  of  stories. 

Seton,  Ernest  Thompson.  Biography  of  a Grizzly.  167  pp. 

Illus.  Century.  $1.50. 

Lobo,  Rag  and  Vixen.  147  pp.  Illus.  Scribner,  S.  S. 

R.  50c.  net.  Gr.  4-6. 

Contains  the  following  stories  from  Wild  Animals  I Have  Known: 
“Lobo;  The  King  of  Currumpaw” ; “Redruff : The  Story  of  the  Don 
Valley  Partridge”;  “Raggylug : The  Story  of  the  Cottontail  Rabbit”; 
“Vixen : The  Springfield  Fox.” 

Krag  and  Johnny  Bear.  141  pp.  Illus.  Scribner,  S. 

S.  R.  50c.  net.  Gr.  4-6. 

Contains  the  following  stories  from  Lives  of  the  Hunted:  “Krag: 
The  Kootenary  Ram”;  “Randy:  a Street  Troubadour,  Being  the  Ad- 
ventures of  a Cock  Sparrow”;  “Johnny  Bear”;  “Chink:  The  Devel- 
opment of  a Pup.” 

Sewell,  Anna.  Black  Beauty.  Ed.  by  Edward  R.  Shaw.  217  pp. 

S.  L.  S.,  University.  30c.  Also  published  by  Educ.  Pub. 

Co.  245  pp.  Illus.  25c.  Gr.  4-7. 

The  autobiography  of  a horse,  and  one  of  the  most  popular  animal 
stories  ever  written. 

Duke.  154  pp.  Illus.  Flanagan.  30c.  Gr.  3-5. 

The  story  of  a dog. 

Smith,  Laura  R.  Bunny  Boy.  96  pp.  Illus.  Flanagan.  25c. 

Gr.  3-4. 

The  story  of  a waif  who  came  to  the  home  of  Bunny  and  Susan 
Cottontail,  and  was  reared  to  be  a respectable  member  of  the  rabbit 
family. 

A Tale  of  Bunny  Cottontail.  95  pp.  Illus.  Flanagan. 

25c.  Gr.  2-3. 

Wesselhoeft,  Lily  F.  Sparrow  the  Tramp.  262  pp.  Illus.  Lit- 
tle. $1.25.  Gr.  3-5. 


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GEOGRAPHY,  DESCRIPTION,  AND  TRAVEL. 

Allen,  Alice  E.  Children  of  the  Palm  Lands.  187  pp.  Ulus. 
Educ.  Pub.  Co.  50c.  Gr.  5-6. 

Tells  of  life  and  products  in  hot  countries;  accounts  of  bananas, 
ginger,  tea,  coffee,  chocolate,  dates,  nutmegs,  cinnamon,  etc. 

Andrews,  Jane.  The  Seven  Little  Sisters  Who  Live  on  the  Round 
Ball  That  Floats  in  the  Air.  24  ch.  121  pp.  Illus. 
Ginn.  50c. 

The  “seven  little  sisters”  represent  seven  races  whose  manners 
and  customs  are  shown  through  the  stories  of  childhood.  The  author 
is  recognized  as  a writer  of  classic  stories  for  children  of  primary- 
grades. 

Each  and  All : the  Seven  Little  Sisters  Prove  Their 

Sisterhood.  142  pp.  Illus.  Ginn.  50c. 

Shows  the  close  relationship  and  mutual  dependence  of  the  races. 

Geographical  Plays.  140  pp.  Ginn.  50c. 

Atherton,  Edward,  ed.  The  Adventures  of  Marco  Polo.  163  pp. 

Illus.  Home  Reading  Books.  Ed.  by  Wm.  T.  Harris, 
Appleton.  65c.  Gr.  6-. 

An  attractive  edition  for  young  people  of  the  famous  old  narrative  of 
Oriental  travel. 

Ayrton,  M.  Chaplin.  Child  Life  in  Japan.  84  pp.  Illus.  H.  S. 
C.,  Heath.  20c.  Gr.  3-5. 

The  author  lived  in  Japan  and  published  this  book  in  1879.  This 
edition  is  edited  by  W.  E.  Griffis.  30  illustrations  by  Japanese  artists. 
It  depicts  the  old  Japan  which  is  now  passing  away. 

Bayliss,  Clara  Kern.  Lolami,  the  Little  Cliff  Dweller ; Lolami 
in  Tusayan.  Illus.  Pub.  Sch.  Pub.  Co.  50c.  each. 
Gr.  4-7. 

Tells  of  the  life  of  the  cliff-dwellers  of  New  Mexico  and  Arizona. 

Butterwortti,  Hezekiah.  Zigzag  Stories  of  History,  Travel,  and 
Adventure.  Illus.  Estes.  $1.50  Gr.  7. 

The  author  wrote  an  excellent  travel  series,  called  the  Zigzag 
Journeys;  this  volume  includes  a selection  of  the  best  stories.  Fully 
illustrated. 

Campbell,  Helen  L.  Story  of  Little  Konrad,  the  Swiss  Boy;  Wah 
Sing,  Our  Little  Chinese  Cousin;  Wewa,  the  Child  of 
the  Pueblos;  Little  Metzu  (Japanese);  Little  Jan 
(Dutch).  Illus.  Educ.  Pub.  Co.  25c.  each.  Gr.  4-5. 

Carpenter,  Frank  G.  Geographical  Readers.  6 vols.  Illus.  A. 

B.  Co.  60c.  each.  North  America,  355  pp.,  70c.;  South 


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America,  352  pp. ; Europe,  456  pp.,  70c. ; Asia,  307  pp. : 
Australia,  Islands,  Our  Colonies,  388  pp. ; Africa,  336  pp. 

These  accounts  are  based  on  travel  as  well  as  reading,  and  are  vivid 
and  interesting ; the  series  is  a very  popular  one,  and  deservedly  so. 

Doubleday,  Russell.  A Year  in  a Yawl.  365  pp.  Ulus.  Double- 
day. $1.25  net.  Gr.  6-. 

A story,  founded  on  fact,  of  the  remarkable  trip  made  by  four  boys 
in  a yawl  of  their  own  construction.  Starting  in  Lake  Michigan  they 
made  a 17,000  mile  circumnavigation  of  the  eastern  half  of  the  United 
States,  by  way  of  the  Mississippi,  Gulf,  Atlantic,  Hudson,  Erie 
Canal,  and  Lakes. 

Du  Chaillu,  Paul  B.  The  Country  of  the  Dwarfs  (314  pp.)  ; My 
Apingi  Kingdom  (254  pp.).  Harper.  $1.25  each. 
Gr.  6-. 

Exciting  accounts  of  travels  and  adventures  in  Africa. 

Geographical  Series.  Articles  which  have  appeared  in  the 
Youth's  Companion.  5 vols.  138  pp.  each.  Illus.  Ginn. 
25c.  each.  Gr.  5-. 

“Northern  Europe,”  “Strange  Lands  Near  Home,”  “The  Wide 
World.”  “Toward  the  Rising  Sun,”  “Under  Sunny  Skies,”  are  titles 
of  the  five  volumes. 

Hearn,  Lafcadio,  see  Fiction. 


Hill,  Lucy  A.  Marion’s  Experiences.  251  pp.  Educ.  Pub.  Co. 
75c.  Gr.  7-9. 

“An  admirable  book  for  young  school  girls  from  12  to  15  years  of 
age.  It  has  also  historical  value  that  lovers  of  Germany  will  recog- 
nize.”— Mary  A.  Livermore.  A picture  of  school  life  in  Germany. 

Hawthorne,  Nathaniel.  Our  Old  Home.  A Narrative  of  Eng- 
lish Travel.  390  pp.  Crowell.  35c.  Gr.  6-8. 


Horton,  Edith.  The  Frozen  North.  157  pp.  Illus.  Heath.  40c. 
Gr.  6-. 

Nineteenth  century  explorations  made  in  the  polar  regions  are  here 
recounted  very  interestingly. 

Jenics,  Tudor.  The  Boy’s  Book  of  Explorations.  350  pp.  Illus. 
Doubleday.  $2.00.  Gr.  7-. 

Stories  of  the  travels  and  discovery  in  Africa,  Asia,  and  America. 
Little  Cousin  Series.  75  to  125  pp.  to  a volume.  Illus.  Page. 
60c.  Gr.  4-6. 

Our  Little  African  Cousin.  Our  Little  Russian  Cousin. 

Our  Little  American  Cousin.  Our  Little  Siamese  Cousin. 

Our  Little  Brown  Cousin.  Our  Little  Swiss  Cousin. 

Our  Little  Eskimo  Cousin.  Our  Little  German  Cousin. 

Our  Little  Irish  Cousin.  Our  Little  Jewish  Cousin. 

Our  Little  Italian  Cousin. 

Interesting  stories  of  child  life  in  foreign  lands,  which  give  excellent 
pictures  of  life  in  the  various  countries.  Six  full-page  illustrations  in 
tint  in  each  volume.  Written  by  Mary  Hazleton  Wade. 


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Little  Journeys.  By  Marion  M.  George.  14  vols.  Illus.  Flana- 
gan. 50c.  each,  full  set  for  $6.25.  Gr.  4-8. 


Cuba  and  Porto  Rico;  162  pp.,  71 
illus. 

Hawaii  and  the  Philippines ; 180 
pp.,  66  illus. 

China  and  Japan;  170  pp.,  82  illus. 

Mexico  and  Central  America;  168 
pp.,  60  illus. 

Alaska  and  Canada;  174  pp.,  76 
illus. 

England  and  Wales  (including 
London  and  Liverpool)  ; 170  pp., 
6a  illus. 

Scotland  and  Ireland ; 162  pp.,  74 
illus. 


Italy,  Spain,  and  Portugal;  170  pp., 
72  illus. 

France  and  Switzerland;  180  pp., 
78  illus. 

Holland,  Belgium,  and  Denmark ; 
180  pp.,  82  illus. 

North  and  South  Germany ; 220 
pp.,  65  illus. 

Turkey,  The  Balkans  and  Greece; 
208  pp.,  80  illus. 

Russia' ' and  Austria ; 200  pp.,  65 
illus. 

Norway  and  Sweden ; 200  pp.,  70 
illus. 


The  reader  takes  these  trios  with  the  author.  The  life  of  each 
people  is  vividly  pictured.  Each  volume  contains  the  flag  of  the 
country  in  colors,  a colored  map,  and  many  illustrations  typical  of  the 
country  described.  National  songs  (words  and  music),  vocabularies 
of  proper  and  typical  names,  books  of  reference,  complete  plans  for 
taking  imaginary  trips  to  each  country  in  entertainment,  etc. 


Livingstone,  Cora.  Glimpses  of  Pioneer  Life.  170  pp.  Illus. 
Flanagan.  40c.  Gr.  3-4. 

Tells  of  the  visit  of  two  city  children  to  the  home  of  their  grand- 
parents in  Central  Illinois,  of  life  on  the  farm  in  the  earlier  days. 

Mueller,  Mary.  Little  People  of  the  Snow.  109  pp.  Illus. 
Flanagan.  35c.  Gr.  3-4. 

Tales  of  Eskimo  life. 


Wretched  Flea.  160  pp.  Illus.  Flanagan.  35c.  Gr.  2-3. 

About  a little  Chinese  boy  and  his  home  life. 

Akimakoo,  an  African  Boy.  146  pp.  Illus.  Flanagan. 

35c.  Gr.  3-4. 

Schwartz,  Julia  A.  Five  Little  Strangers,  and  How  They  Came 
to  Live  in  America.  176  pp.  Illus.  A.  B.  Co.  40c. 
Gr.  2-3. 

Very  interesting  stories  of  child  life  among  Indians,  Puritans, 
negroes  of  Africa,  Chinese,  and  Filipinos. 

Schwatka,  Frederick.  Children  of  the  Cold.  212  pp.  Illus. 
Educ.  Pub.  Co.  $1.25.  Gr.  5-7. 

Tales  of  children  and  grown-ups  in  Eskimo  land,  telling  of  the 
homes,  work,  food,  methods  of  travel,  clothing,  playthings,  sports, 
etc.  Many  full-page  illustrations. 

In  the  Land  of  Cave  and  Cliff  Dwellers.  Illus. 

Pub.  Co.  $1.25.  Gr.  6-8. 

Stories  of  Mexico,  New  Mexico,  and  kindred  countries. 


Educ. 


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Shaler,  Nathaniel  S.  The  Story  of  Our  Continent.  290  pp. 
Illus.  (1891.)  Ginn.  75c.  Gr.  6-8. 

“A  reader  in  the  geography  and  geology  of  North  America,”  by  a 
well-known  scientist  and  popular  writer. 

Shaw,  Edward  R.  Big  People  and  Little  People  of  Other  Lands. 
128  pp.  Illus.  A.  B.  Co.  30c.  Gr.  2-3. 

Very  interesting  stories  of  foreign  lands. 

Star,  .Frederick.  Strange  Peoples.  186  pp.  Illus.  Heath.  40c. 
Gr.  6-10. 

Accounts  of  Mexicans,  Lapps,  Turks,  Coreans,  Arabs,  etc.  The 
author  is  a well-known  authority. 

Starr,  Laura  B.  Mustafa,  the  Egyptian  Boy.  146  pp.  Illus. 
Flanagan.  40c.  Gr.  3-4.  • 

Story  of  a modern  Egyptian  boy  from  childhood  to  manhood. 

World  and  Its  People,  The.  (A  set  of  geographical  readers.) 

12  vols.  (Graded  from  primary  to  high  school.)  Maps 
and  illustrations.  Silver. 

I.  First  Lessons ; by  Larkin  Dunton.  160  pp.  36c. 

Simple  stories  that  teach  a few  fundamental  facts. 

II.  Glimpses  of  the  World;  by  Larkin  Dunton. 

159  pp-  36c- 

Teaches  of  the  globe  and  land  and  water  formations. 

III.  Our  Own  Country;  by  Minna  C Smith.  217  pp. 
50c. 

Imaginary  journeys  throughout  the  United  States. 

IV.  Our  American  Neighbors;  by  Fanny  E.  Coe. 
328  pp.  60c. 

Treats  of  Canada,  Mexico,  and  Central  and  South  America. 

V.  Modern  Europe;  by  Fanny  E.  Coe.  407  pp.  60c. 

A full  and  interesting  description  of  the  various  countries. 

VI.  Life  in  Asia ; by  Mary  Cate  Smith.  328  pp.  60c. 

Describes  Japan,  China  and  other  curious  Oriental  lands. 

VII.  Views  in  Africa;  by  Anna  B.  Ballam.  552  pp. 

72  c. 

Geography  and  history  graphically  presented. 

VIII.  Australia  and  the  Islands  of  the  Sea;  by  Eva  M. 
C.  Kellogg.  448  pp.  68c. 

Describes  several  lands  that  are  little  known  to  readers. 

IX.  Hawaii  and  Its  People;  by  Alexander  S.  Twombly. 
384  pp.  68c. 

Ranges  from  the  ancient  Hawaii  and  its  folk-lore  to  the  modern 
island. 


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X.  The  South  American  Republics ; by  W.  Fisher 
Markwick  and  William  A.  Smith.  362  pp.  60c. 

A comprehensive,  up-to-date,  and  interesting  account. 

XI.  The  Story  of  the  Philippines ; by  Adeline  Knapp. 
295  pp.  60c. 

A picturesque,  authoritative  narrative,  suited  to  grammar  grades. 

XII.  Porto  Rico : The  Land  of  the  Rich  Port ; by 
Joseph  B.  Seabury.  224  pp.  50c. 

A good  all-round  description  and  history  of  the  island. 

Yonge,  Charlotte  M.  Little  Lucy’s  Wonderful  Globe.  141  pp. 
Ulus.  Educ.  Pub.  Co.  50c.  Gr.  3-6. 

An  old  favorite  that  may  be  the  means  of  teaching  considerable 
geography.  Many  full-page  illustrations. 

PRIMITIVE  LIFE  AND  AMERICAN  INDIANS. 

Andrews,  Jane.  Ten  Boys  Who  Lived  on  the  Road  from  Long 
Ago  to  Now.  249  pp.  Illus.  Ginn.  50c.  Gr.  3-4. 
Stories  of  Kablu  the  Aryan  boy,  Darius  the  Persian  boy,  Cleon  the 
Greek  boy,  etc  A primary  classic. 

Dopp,  Katharine.  The  Tree-Dwellers  (160  pp.)  ; The  Early  Cave- 
men (183  pp.)  ; The  Later  Cavemen  (220  pp.)*  Rand. 
45c.  each.  Gr.  2-4. 

Excellent  accounts  of  primitive  life  and  its  institutions  by  an  expert. 
Dutton,  Samuel  M.,  ed.  The  World  at  Work  Series.  Illus.  A. 
B.  Co. 

Descrbes  the  development  of  the  race  from  barbarism  to  civiliza- 
tion. Child  life  among  primitive  peoples,  and  the  backward  races  of 
today  described. 

Mott,  Sarah  M.,  and  Dutton,  Maude  B.  Fishing  and  Hunting. 
127  pp.  30c.  Gr.  1-2. 

Dutton,  Maude  B.  In  Field  and  Pasture.  190  pp.  35c.  Gr.  2-3. 

Fox,  Florence  C.  Indian  Primer.  120  pp.  Illus.  A.  B.  Co. 
25c.  Gr.  1-2. 

The  life  of  five  types  of  Indians  told  through  the  life  of  Indian 
children. 

Husted,  Mary.  Stories  of  Indian  Children.  Pub.  Sch.  Pub.  Co. 
40c.  Gr.  2-3. 

Deals  with  the  actual  life  of  a real  Indian  village.  Description  of 
children’s  sports  included.  Extracts  from  Hiawatha. 

Judd,  Mary  Catherine.  Wigwam  Stories.  276  pp.  Illus.  Ginn. 
75c.  Gr.  3-5. 

One  of  the  best  collections  about  Indians : deals  with  life  and 
customs,  traditions  and  myths,  and  present  conditions. 


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Smith,  Mary  E.  Eskimo  Stories.  Illus.  Rand.  40c.  Gr.  2-3. 

Star,  Frederick.  American  Indians.  * 242  pp.  Illus.  Heath. 
45c.  Gr.  6-10. 

Deals  with  life  and  customs ; the  author  is  an  authority  on  the 
subject. 

Wiley,  Belle,  and  Edick,  Grace  Willard.  Two  Little  Children 
of  the  Cliff.  Illus.  Appleton,  30c.  Gr.  3-5. 

Lodrix,  the  Little  Lake  Dweller.  Illus.  Appleton.  30c. 

net.  Gr.  3-5. 

INDUSTRIES,  INVENTIONS,  AND  USEFUL  ARTS. 

Adams,  W.  I.  Lincoln.  Amateur  Photography.  135  pp.  Illus. 
Baker.  $1.25.  Gr.  6-. 

The  sixth  edition,  revised  and  enlarged,  of  this  practical  guide  for 
beginners  Treats  all  necessary  phases  of  the  subject,  contains  tables 
of  exposure,  etc.,  and  numerous  full-page  and  text  illustrations.  A 
standard  work.  Size,  5^4  x 8. 

Baker,  Ray  Stannard.  The  Boy’s  Book  of  Inventions.  Illus. 
McClure.  $2.00.  Gr.  7-. 

Interesting  accounts  of  liquid  air,  wireless  telegraphy,  X-ray 
photography,  etc. 

Boy’s  Second  Book  of  Inventions.  Illus.  McClure. 

$1.60  net.  Gr.  7-. 

Tells  about  radium,  the  electrical  furnace,  solar  motor,  flying 
machines,  Marconi’s  wireless  telegraphy,  etc.  Explanations  are  very 
clear. 

Barnard,  Charles.  Tools  and  Machines.  164  pp.  Illus.  Silver. 
60c.  Gr.  6-. 

An  easy  study  of  the  use  of  ordinary  tools  and  simple  machines. 

Chamberlain,  James  Franklin.  How  We  Are  Fed  (214  pp.)  ; 

How  We  Are  Clothed  (235  pp.)  ; How  We  Are  Shel- 
tered. Illus.  Macmillan.  40c.  net  each.  Gr.  4-8. 

These  interesting  little  volumes  help  children  to  understand  the 
ordinary  .industrial  activities  about  them,  and  also  the  interdependence 
of  individuals,  communities,  and  nations. 

Chase,  Annie,  and  Clow,  E.  Stories  of  Industry.  2 vols.  172  pp. 

and  176  pp.  Illus.  Educ.  Pub.  Co.  60c.  each.  Gr.  5-7. 

Treat  of  coal,  petroleum,  gold,  silver,  copper,  zinc,  tin,  etc. ; of 
manufacture  of  knives,  pens,  stoves,  watches,  needles,  etc. ; cotton 
and  cotton  industries ; animal  products,  as  fur,  leather,  cheese ; and 
those  of  the  vegetable  world,  as  sugar,  spices,  paper.  The  style  is 
simple,  and  dry  or  technical  detail  is  omitted. 


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Doubleday,  Russell.  Stories  of  Inventions.  230  pp.  Illus. 
Doubleday.  $1=25  net.  Gr.  7-. 

Stories  of  the  wireless  telegraph,  aerial  navigation,  modern  locomo- 
tive, submarine  boats,  automobiles,  etc. 

Hasluck,  Paul  N.  Photography.  160  pp.  Illus.  Cassell.  50c. 
Gr.  6-. 

A popular  treatment  of  matters  essential  to  the  amateur. 

Mowry,  William  A.  and  Arthur  M.  American  Inventions  and 
Inventors.  298  pp.  Illus.  Silver.  65c.  Gr.  5-. 

Six  to  eight  chapters  each  on  heat,  light,  food,  clothing,  travel,  and 
letters.  Under  the  last  head  are  treated  the  printing  press,  the  postal 
system,  the  telegraph  and  telephone,  and  the  Atlantic  cable. 

Rocheleau,  W.  F.  Great  American  Industries.  I,  Minerals  (212 
pp.)  ; II,  Products  of  the  Soil  (178  pp.)  ; III,  Manufac- 
turing (222  pp.).  Illus.  Flanagan.  50c.  each.  Gr. 

5-8. 7 

This  series  not  only  gives  descriptions  but  some  history  of  the 
numerous  industries  described.  The  accounts  are  free  of  technical 
terms  and  easy  to  read ; the  facts  are  taken  from  recent  and  reliable 
sources.  A wide  field  is  covered.  This  unique  series  should  be  in 
every  library. 

Rawlings,  Gertrude  B.  The  Story  of  Books.  160  pp.  Illus. 

Library  of  Useful  Stories,  Appleton.  35c.  net.  Gr.  7-. 

An  account  of  the  making  of  books — printing,  binding,  etc.,  from 
the  earliest  times. 

Story,  Alfred  T.  The  Story  of  Photography.  169  pp.  Illus. 

Library  of  Useful  Stories,  Appleton.  35c.  net.  Gr.  7-. 

An  interesting  account  of  the  development  of  the  art  of  photography, 
of  recent  discoveries  and  applications,  and  of  color  photography 

Waterhouse,  P.  Leslie.  The  Story  of  the  Art  Building.  215  pp. 

Illus.  Library  of  Useful  Stories,  Appleton.  35c.  .net. 
Gr.  7-. 

An  elementary  history  of  building  and  architecture. 

World's  Progress  Readers,  The.  Industries  of  Today,  137  pp. ; 

Triumphs  of  Science,  154  pp.  Illus.  Ginn.  25c.  and 
30c.  respectively.  Gr.  7-. 

Republished  from  the  Youth’s  Companion. 

Doueleday,  Russell.  Stories  of  Inventors.  230  pp.  Illus. 
Doubledav.  $1.25  net.  Gr.  7-. 

Stories  of  the  wireless  telegraph,  aerial  navigation,  modern  locomo- 
tive, submarine  boats,  automobiles,  etc. 


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MISCELLANEOUS. 

Bostock,  Frank  C.  The  Training  of  Wild  Animals.  Illus. 
Century.  $1.00  net.  Gr.  5-8. 

A truthful  and  entertaining  account  of  how  lions,  tigers,  and  other 
wild  animals  are  trained  for  show  purposes ; by  a well-known  trainer. 
A very  attractive  book  for  boys. 

Boyle,  Margaret  P.  Calendar  Stories.  127  pp.  Illus.  Flanagan. 
30c.  Gr.  3-6. 

A calendar  tells  its  story  to  a bright  little  girl ; the  evolution  of 
the  reckoning  of  time  and  the  derivation  of  calendar  names  are 
explained,  with  considerable  account  of  the  ancient  Egyptians  and 
other  people. 

Careers  for  Coming  Men.  Illus.  Saalfield.  $1.50.  Gr.  7-. 

Twenty-three  men  of  eminence  write  of  as  many  vocations,  dis- 
cussing the  advantages  and  disadvantages  of  each,  rumuneration,  etc. 
For  example,  L.  H.  Bailey  writes  on  farming,  Colonel  Miles  writes 
on  the  army,  C.  T.  Brady  on  authorship,  F.  N.  Doubleday  on 
publishing. 

Cody,  Col.  W.  F.  Adventures  of  Buffalo  Bill.  156  pp.  Illus. 
Harper.  60c.  Gr.  6-. 

“Buffalo  Bill”  tells  of  his  experiences  and  adventures  in  the  West. 

Greenough,  James  B.,  and  Kittredge,  George  L.  Words  and 
Their  Ways  in  English  Speech.  431  pp.  Macmillan. 
$1.00  net.  Gr.  7-. 

An  untechnical  treatment  of  etymology  through  a study  of  the 
connection  between  the  history  of  language  and  the  history  of  civili- 
zation. “As  valuable  as  a dictionary  and  as  readable  as  a vivid  piece 
of  narrative  or  descriptive  writing.” — Boston  Transcript. 

Griffin,  Caroline  C.  The  Young  Folks’  Book  of  Etiquette. 
80  pp.  Flanagan.  35c.  Gr.  5-. 

Lincoln,  Abraham.  The  Gettysburg  Speech,  and  Other  Papers. 
R.  L.  S.,  Houghton.  40c.  Gr.  H.  S. 

Thirteen  letters  and  addresses  by  Lincoln,  and  essays  on  Lincoln 
by  James  Russell  Lowell  and  Carl  Schurz. 

Marden,  Orison  Swett.  Choosing  a Career.  Illus.  Bobbs.  $1.00 
net.  Gr.  H.  S. 

Part  I deals  with  the  theoretical  aspects  of  the  topic — the  duty  of 
parents ; the  effect  of  surroundings,  habit,  physical  fitness,  nervous 
temperament,  disposition,  manner ; the  necessity  of  health,  of  definite 
purpose,  of  courage,  energy,  and  enthusiasm  Part  II  contains  a 
mass  of  valuable  facts  and  opinions.  The  chief  occupations  are 
treated  separately,  and  everywhere  the  author  has  called  upon  expert 
opinion  to  reinforce  his  own.  Bankers,  lawyers,  railroad  presidents, 
manufacturers,  editors,  printers,  stenographers,  artists,  nurses, 
physicians — each  a person  of  distinction  in  his  own  line — give  the 
results  of  their  experience. 


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Maxtee,  John.  The  Dog.  140  pp.  Illus.  Penn.  50c.  Gr.  6-. 

“All  that  it  is  necessary  to  know  about  choosing,  feeding,  curing, 
and  training  a dog.” 

Rolfe,  William  J.,  ed.  Tales  from  Scottish  History.  210  pp. 

Illus.  A.  B.  Co.  50c.  Gr.  6-8. 

Several  old  ballads,  poems  of  Scott,  Aytoun,  Allan,  and  Campbell ; 
and  prose  selections  from  Scott.  Notes. 

Tales  from  English  History.  168  pp.  Illus.  A.  B.  Co. 

50c.  Gr.  6-8. 

Similar  in  plan  to  the  preceding  title. 

Moffett,  Cleveland.  Careers  of  Danger  and  Daring.  419  pp. 

Illus.  Century.  $1.50.  Gr.  6-. 

Stories  of  the  steeple  climber,  the  deep  sea  diver,  the  balloonist,  the 
pilot,  the  bridge  builder,  the  city  fireman,  the  aerial  acrobat,  the  wild 
beast  tamer,  the  dynamite  worker,  the  locomotive  engineer.  Accurate, 
well  written  stories  of  thrilling  interest  and  full  of  valuable  informa- 
tion. 


REFERENCE. 

Note. — The  following  books  are  suitable  both  for  elementary  and  high 

schools,  unless  the  contrary  is  stated. 

Bechtel,  John  H.  Practical  Synonyms.  226  pp.  Penn.  50c. 

A Dictionary  of  Mythology.  221  pp.  Penn.  50c. 

An  admirable  little  reference  book  on  mythology;  words  pronounced 
and  explained  Explanations  vary  in  length  from  a line  to  two  pages 
according  to  the  importance  of  the  term. 

Cushing,  Luther  S.  Manual  of  Parliamentary  Practice.  239  pp. 
Winston.  50c. 

Champlin,  John  D.  Young  Folks’  Cyclopedias.  5 vols.  800  pp. 
Illus.  Holt.  $2.50  per  volume. 

Common  Things  (1906),  932  pp. ; Persons  and  Places 

(19(06),  958  pp. ; Literature  and  Art  (1901),  604  pp. ; 
Games  and  Sports  (1890),  784  pp. ; Natural  History 
(1905),  725  Pp. 

A very  popular  set  of  reference  books  for  young  people,  simple  in 
language,  fully  illustrated,  and  covering  aH  points  likely  to  be  needed: 
Pronunciation  of  words  Abdicated.  Topical  index  in  each  volume. 

Holst,  B.  P.,  ed.  The  Teachers  and  Pupils’  Cyclopedia.  Illus. 

2,340  pp.  4 vols.  Half  leather.  (1906.)  Holst.  $16.00 
cash;  $16.50  on  deferred  payment  plan. 

A somewhat  larger  work  than  Champlin’s,  containing  all  articles 
under  one  vocabulary,  with  a general  topical  index  in  vol.  IV.  Colored 
and  relief  maps,  colored  plates,  1,500  illustrations,  elaborate  folding 
anatomical  charts  in  several  colors. 


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New  Imperial  Atlas  of  the  World.  172  pp.  Rand.  $2.50. 

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Jenks. 


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Stories  of  great  Americans. 

Fifty  famous  stories  retold. 

Abraham  Lincoln. 

North  America. 

Europe. 

Graded  memory  selections. 

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Black  Beauty. 

Little  women. 

Wonder-book  for  girls  and  boys. 
Four  great  Americans. 

Asia. 

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Africa. 

Australia. 

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Poems  that  every  child  should  know. 
Seven  little  sisters. 

Verse  and  prose  for  beginners. 
Household  history  of  the  United 
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Book  of  nursery  rhymes. 

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Hero  tales  from  American  history. 
Paul  Jones. 

Little  men. 

Swiss  family  Robinson. 

Maryland  history  stories. 

German  household  tales. 

Short  stories  of  our  shy  neighbors. 
First  book  in  American  history. 
Jungle  book. 

Beautiful  Joe. 

Pilgrim’s  Progress. 

Legends  of  King  Arthur. 

Book  of  legends. 

Boy’s  book  of  explorations. 


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Houghton. 

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